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Mental Health First Aid Course

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What will I learn?

Elevate your geriatric care skills with our Mental Health First Aid Course, designed to empower professionals with essential strategies for engaging older Australians. Learn to identify signs of depression and anxiety, master effective communication techniques, and build trust through empathy and compassion. Enhance your practice with reflective learning, observation, and documentation skills. This concise, high-quality course equips you to support mental well-being in older people, ensuring compassionate and informed care.

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Online and lifetime access to courses
Certificate adhering to educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online assistant available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Practical activities marked instantly
Study anytime, no internet needed

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Initiate conversations: Master starting meaningful dialogues with older patients.

Recognise depression signs: Identify key symptoms of depression in seniors.

Build trust: Develop strong, trusting relationships with older individuals.

Document effectively: Learn precise documentation of behavioural patterns.

Encourage social interaction: Foster engaging social activities for mental wellness.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.