The Refresher for Older Person Mental Health First Aid course is available to MHFAiders who received the training 3 years prior to stay up to date with mental health first aid knowledge, skills and information.
Refresher for Older Persons Mental Health First Aid
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Refresher for Older Persons Mental Health First Aid
Description
Duration & Format
The Refresher for Older Person Mental Health First Aid can be delivered of a 4-hour face-to-face or online session.
Suitability
This course targets MHFAiders that wish to renew the Standard MHFA certificate and extend the certificate by an additional 3 years.
MHFAiders who have already completed the Refresher MHFA are to apply for the Older Persons MHFA course.
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 the topics presented in the Standard Mental Health First Aid course. Participants will be reminded of how to apply mental health first aid to adults in various situations.
Course Fee
€ TBA
Mode of Attendance
Face to Face or Online
Language of Instruction
Maltese or English
Educational Institution
Richmond Foundation Training Institute, License no: 2019-011
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