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Mental First Aid Course

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What will I learn?

Improve your healthcare skills with our Mental First Aid Course. It helps healthcare workers learn how to support mental health. You'll learn how to write reports and keep records, handle emergencies, and know when to tell someone to get professional help. You'll also understand mental health problems, ways to manage stress, and how to talk to people with kindness and listen carefully. This short but helpful course gives you the skills to give quick and good support in any mental health situation.

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

Get good at calming people down: Learn how to handle emergencies using effective methods.

Write down what happens: Keep accurate records of mental health events.

Know mental health problems: Learn to spot common mental health issues and signs.

Talk better: Show kindness and listen carefully to give better support.

Deal with stress: Use mindfulness and relaxation to feel better.

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.