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First Aid For Mental Health Course

What will I learn?

Improve your communication skills with our Mental Health First Aid Training. It's made for communication professionals so they can handle mental health problems well. You go learn how to spot when someone dey stressed, understand mental health sicknesses, and learn how to calm people down during crisis. You go also learn how to work with mental health doctors, find resources wey dey your area, and make safety plans. Improve your listening skills, show empathy, and use your body language well so you fit support people with kindness and make them trust you.

Apoia's Unique Features

Accessible online course for a lifetime
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online assistance available
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Customize the course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance the development of the practical skills listed below

Recognize mental distress: Know the signs when someone is having mental health problems early.

Effective referrals: Know when and how to send someone to see a mental health doctor.

Crisis de-escalation: Learn how to calm people down and control mental health crisis situations.

Empathetic communication: Show more understanding and care when you dey talk to people at work.

Safety planning: Make good safety plans with people so they fit stay safe.

Suggested overview

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before getting started, you can adjust the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to begin with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You'll be able to create more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional growth. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.