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Introduction to First Aid for Mental Health training at Granite Training offers essential skills to recognise and support individuals experiencing mental health crises. Through interactive sessions and practical exercises, participants learn to provide initial assistance, promote recovery, and reduce stigma surrounding mental health issues. This training fosters a more supportive and compassionate community.
The objective of this qualification is to support a role in the workplace and/or to give learners personal growth and engagement in learning, specifically in relation to understanding the principles of first aid for mental health.
The role of a first aider for mental health is to provide basic mental health support or to be the first response to someone in need, usually in the workplace. The first aider for mental health is not clinically qualified to assess, diagnose or treat mental ill health but they will know the basic tools to listen to individuals who require first response support for their mental health. This qualification can be taken by learners preparing to enter employment or by those who are already in employment.
This is a knowledge-only qualification that provides underpinning knowledge and understanding of the principles of first aid for mental health. This includes recognising mental ill health in self and others, supporting mental wellbeing in the workplace, understanding how to promote a wellness culture in the workplace and the importance of resilience and self-care for first aiders for mental health.
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The Highfield Level 2 Award in Introduction to First Aid for Mental Health (RQF) has been developed to allow learners to become a first aider for mental health in their workplace. This means they will be able to provide basic mental health support or to be the first response to someone in need.
Although the qualification will not allow learners to become clinically qualified to assess, diagnose or treat mental ill health, they will have an understanding of the principles of first aid for mental health and know the basic tools to listen to individuals who require first response support for their mental health.
Assessment method: 2 x multiple-choice examinations
Guided learning hours (GLH): 12
Total qualification time (TQT): 15
This qualification is approved for delivery to learners aged 16 and above.
It is advised that learners have a minimum of level 1 in literacy and/or numeracy or equivalent.
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