Mental Health First Aider Training
Giving you the ability to have Wellbeing First Aiders in your workplace
As part of our Group Life and Income Protection offering, you can access two complementary sessions with the Island’s leading mental health charitable organisation, Isle Listen*.
These sessions create competent members of your workforce with a comprehensive understanding of mental health and build participants’ confidence when it comes to providing support to someone who may be struggling with a mental health issue. The training also clarifies role boundaries and builds support options so that you are never dealing with a situation beyond your control.
* These services are provided directly by Isle Listen and are not provided by Zurich International Life. The service does not form part of an insurance contract.
Course overview
This workshop will help attendees develop a supportive response to people struggling with their emotional wellbeing and who may need help. They will learn how to practise supportive listening, use appreciative questioning techniques, build rapport and explore all the options to balance their own wellbeing needs. Additionally, they will understand the limits of their role and identify when and how to escalate to appropriate sources of support.
Topics covered on this one-day workshop are:
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What is mental health?
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What is first aid?
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What are my responsibilities?
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When do I hand over?
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How do I have tricky conversations?
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What next?
Preparation for and promotion of the role.
Who should attend?
Attendees will be asked to complete a pre-course assessment to help you decide their suitability for this role. Keep in mind, that they will not be trained as a therapist or counsellor. Their role is to provide low-level intervention techniques with strict boundaries. The session is for 2 members of staff per company.
More about Isle Listen
Isle Listen is the Island’s leading mental health charitable organisation whose mission is to remove the stigma surrounding mental health and to be a catalyst for change in the way that mental health is perceived on the Isle of Man. Isle Listen is a registered trading name of MCH Psychological Services, charity number 1024, which has 40 years’ experience in providing psychological support. MCH Psychological Services is an organisational member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy 00275531 (BACP).
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