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Scottish Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA)
June 25, 2024 - June 26, 2024
£89.65Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid, on 25th & 26th June 2024 at Pultney People’s Project, Wick 9.30am to 5pm each day and attending both days, and this is offered, on this occasion, at £89.65 per person, and includes tea/coffee. Participants would need to take along/purchase their own lunch.
The following is a brief outline of what is covered on the course, which is available for people supporting others:
- guidance on being a Mental Health First Aider
- attitudes to mental health issues
- equalities
- the recovery message
- the impact of alcohol and drugs on mental health
- introduction to suicide intervention
- listening skills
- understanding depression
- how to offer first aid to someone experiencing depression
- understanding anxiety
- how to offer first aid to someone experiencing anxiety
- understanding psychosis
- how to offer first aid to someone experiencing a psychotic episode.
The course does not train people to be mental health workers. It offers basic general information about mental health problems. The knowledge presented and understanding developed in the course helps to remove stigma and fear and to give confidence in approaching a person in distress.
Mental Health First Aid is an initial response to distress and all participants on the course understand that this help is given only until other suitable or professional help can be found.
For booking, please contact lindabirnie@thinkingspace.scot