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Mental Health First Aid Course

What will I learn?

Improve your skills in caring for older people with our Mental Health First Aid Training. This training is designed to give healthcare workers the important strategies dem need to connect with elderly people well-well. You go learn how to spot signs of depression and worry, sabi how to talk to them in a way dem go understand, and build trust through showing them understanding and care. You go get better for your work through thinking about wetin you dey do, watching how dem dey behave, and writing down wetin you see. This training wey short but full of sense go give you everything you need to support the mental health of older people, so you fit care for them with correct knowledge and plenty heart.

Apoia's Unique Features

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

Develop skills

Enhance your practical skills as listed below

Start tori: Sabi how to start proper conversations with older patients.

Know depression signs: Identify the main signs of depression for old people.

Build trust: Develop strong and trusting relationship with old people.

Write things down well: Learn how to write down their behavior and wetin you observe accurately.

Push for social life: Help them join activities wey go make dem dey happy and mentally fit.

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.