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First Aid For Mental Health Course

What will I learn?

Improve your communication skills with our Mental Health First Aid Course, made for communication experts who want to handle mental health problems well. Learn to spot signs of trouble, understand mental health issues, and get good at calming things down. Find out how to work with mental health experts, find local help, and create safety plans. Get better at listening, showing you care, and using body language to give kind support and build trust.

Apoia's Unique Features

Lifetime access to online courses
Certificate adhering to educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Customize your course schedule
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, without needing an internet connection

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Recognise mental distress: Learn to easily spot the early signs of mental health problems.

Effective referrals: Know when and how to send people to mental health professionals.

Crisis de-escalation: Become skilled at calming and controlling mental health crises.

Empathetic communication: Improve your ability to show you care and understand others in your work.

Safety planning: Work with clients to make detailed safety plans together.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the 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 it offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.