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First Aid For Mental Health Course

What will I learn?

Improve your communication abilities with our First Aid for Mental Health Course, tailored for Eritrean communication experts wanting to successfully manage mental health situations. Gain knowledge in identifying signs of emotional suffering, understanding mental health problems, and becoming proficient in calming techniques. Learn to work with mental health specialists, find nearby help options, and create safety strategies. Improve your listening skills, empathy, and non-verbal communication to give supportive care and build confidence.

Apoia's Unique Features

Unlimited access to courses for life
Certification aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Always-available online support
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Customize your course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance your practical skills outlined below

Recognize mental distress: Be able to identify early signs of mental health issues effectively. (ኣቐዲምካ ምልክታት ጸገም ኣእምሮኣዊ ጥዕና ብትኽክል ምልላይ።)

Effective referrals: Know when and how to refer to mental health professionals. (መዓስን ከመይን ናብ ሰብ ሞያ ኣእምሮኣዊ ጥዕና ከም እትመርሑ ምፍላጥ።)

Crisis de-escalation: Master techniques to calm and manage mental health crises. (ቴክኒክታት ንምህዳእን ንምቁጽጻርን ሓደጋ ኣእምሮኣዊ ጥዕና ብጽቡቕ ምልላይ።)

Empathetic communication: Enhance empathy and compassion in professional interactions. (ኣተሓሳስባኻን ድንጋጽካን ኣብ ሞያዊ ርክባትካ ምምዕባል።)

Safety planning: Develop comprehensive safety plans with clients collaboratively. (ምሉእ ናይ ምክልኻል መደብ ምስ ደንበኛታት ብሓባር ምድላው።)

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change chapters and 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.