SUPERVISING FIRST AID FOR MENTAL HEALTH.
Supervising First Aid for Mental Health : 2 day course. Anyone can be affected by a mental health condition either themselves or a family member, friend or colleague.
Advanced Knowledge
This course builds on the Level 2/5 Award in First Aid for Mental Health and covers a wider range of mental health conditions and goes into detail on the range of therapy and professional support that a person may be given by professional bodies during treatment for a mental health condition.
The course is suitable for all persons within a workplace but is aimed at those who hold a supervisory/managerial level position and who have responsibility for implementing a positive mental health culture and responsibility for First Aid for Mental Health within an organisation.
Strategic Support
Establishing a managerial framework to support employees and implement a positive mental health culture throughout the organisation.
Supervisory Focus
Aimed at those who hold a supervisory/managerial level position within the workplace.
Culture Implementation
Responsibility for implementing a positive mental health culture and First Aid for Mental Health within an organisation.
Therapy & Professional Support
Goes into detail on the range of therapy and professional support that a person may be given by professional bodies during treatment for a mental health condition.
Syllabus
A range of subjects are covered including:
Identifying conditions
Advice & Conversations
Drugs and alcohol
Mental Health Action Plan
Mental Health in the workplace
Mental Health conditions in detail
Certification
Upon successful completion of the qualification assessment, Learners will be awarded the Ofqual regulated Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)/Award in Leading First Aid in Mental Health at SCQF Level 6.
This qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement. It is strongly recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training.
The learner will need to complete the full course again to requalify for a further three years.
Assessment
Summative practical assessment is ongoing by the instructor each day, along with a written assessment on each day. A Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. No external assessors are required.
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