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Standard Mental Health First Aid Course

Training statistics(Standard)
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3880

Completed classes
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78378

Number of participants
Course syllabus

Session 1 - What is Mental Health First Aid

  • What is Mental Health First Aid
  • Why Mental Health First Aid?
  • The Mental Health First Aid Action Plan
  • What is depression?
  • Causes for depressive disorders

Session 2 - Interventions for depressive disorders

  • Interventions for depressive disorders
  • First Aid for suicidal thoughts and behaviors
  • Bipolar
  • What is anxiety?
  • Causes for anxiety disorders

Session 3 - Anxiety and Substance Abuse

  • Types of anxiety disorders
  • First Aid for anxiety disorders
  • First Aid for panic attack
  • What is substances abuse?
  • Initial approach with individuals with substances abuse

Session 4 - What is psychosis?

  • What is psychosis?
  • Types of psychotic disorder
  • Interventions and initial approach to psychosis
  • First aid for aggressive behaviors
  • Useful community resources
  • Test, conclusion and evaluation
Target audience
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People who are interested in learning about mental health

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Carers

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People with mental or emotional distress

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Age over 15

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Employees from various industries

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Department supervisors or leaders

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Volunteers

Training mode
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Presentation-based teaching

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Videos showing

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Simulated exercises

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Group discussions

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Role playing demonstrations

Course format
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4

4 sessions
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3

3 hours/session
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12

12 hours in total
  • You have the option to choose between two full days (two sessions per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon) or four half days (one session per day, available in the morning, afternoon, or evening).
  • Each participant who attends 100% of the course will receive a certificate for completing the “Standard Mental Health First Aid” Course.
  • Each participant will receive a set of “Standard Mental Health First Aid” Manuals.
Download

If you wish to apply for our training courses, please download and complete the "Training Application Form" and email it to dce@mhahk.org.hk. Once we receive the form, we will provide an initial response.

Training application form
Course fees

Please fill out the quotation request form to obtain a quote. You can also contact the duty Education Officer of our Division of Community Education via email at dce@mhahk.org.hk or by phone at 2528 4656 for further inquiries.

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