The Older Persons Mental Health First Aid course teaches participants who work with, care for or support adults aged 65+ how to provide initial support to someone who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Older Persons Mental Health First Aid
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Older Persons Mental Health First Aid
Description
Duration & Format
Mental Health First Aid is a 12-hour course, which can be delivered as:
- A 2-day training package (6 hours per day)
- 4 sessions (3 hours each)
This can be delivered:
- In person at Richmond Training Institute or on location
- Online instructor led
Suitability
Suitable for individuals and groups interested in learning how to support older adults, particularly those who work with, support, or care for adults aged 65 and older. Participants must be over the age of 18 to be eligible.
Entry Requirments
All learners attending this course must be eighteen years or older and must have basic proficiency in either English or Maltese.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems in older adults.
- Identify the risk factors associated with mental illness in older adults.
- Understand the prevalence and impact of mental illnesses in older adults.
- Demonstrate awareness of the range of evidence based treatments available for mental illness in older people.
- Know the barriers to help seeking and how to overcome these.
- Apply mental health first aid skills, and know how to initiate a mental health conversation, using a practical, evidence based action plan.
- Know how to assess and assist in a crisis.
- Gain an understanding of the local resources available to someone experiencing mental health problems.
- Apply self-care practices as a Mental Health First Aider.
Structure of Programme
This course covers common and disabling mental health problems and crisis situations. Participants learn how to apply mental health first aid to adults across a range of situations, including:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Confusion and dementia
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
- Panic attacks
- Delirium
- Behaviours of concern and unsafe behaviours caused by confusion
All sessions will be delivered using a variety of complementary teaching methods, including presentations, videos, practical exercises, group work, and role play.
Course Fee
€2,250 per group (15 participants or less)
€150 each additional participants
Mode of Attendance
Part-Time
Language of Instruction
Maltese or English
Educational Institution
Richmond Foundation Training Institute, License no: 2019-011
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