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First Aid Mental Health Course

What will I learn?

Improve your communication skills with our Mental Health First Aid Course, designed for professionals looking to effectively support mental well-being. Learn to recognise mental health difficulties, manage stress and anxiety, and understand how they affect professional life. Master questioning techniques, build rapport, and develop empathy through active listening and nonverbal cues. Gain practical strategies for providing immediate support, making referrals, and overcoming communication barriers, ensuring ongoing improvement in your support skills.

Apoia's Advantages

Online and lifetime access to courses
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you'd like to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Master reflective practice: Improve skills through self-reflection and practical experience.

Apply mental health first aid: Provide immediate support and guidance.

Recognise signs of mental health difficulties: Identify symptoms of stress and anxiety effectively.

Develop communication approaches: Start conversations and build trust.

Use effective communication: Employ empathy, active listening, and nonverbal cues.

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.