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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.
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Gain awareness and understanding of mental health issues.
Mental health is increasingly a subject that businesses are concerned about and want to support team members and colleagues on where possible.
The Highfield Level 2 Award in Introduction to Mental Health Awareness (RQF) has been developed to help leaners develop their underpinning knowledge and understanding in relation to mental health, mental ill health and wellbeing.
A knowledge-only qualification, it can be taken by learners preparing to enter employment or by those who are already in employment and wish to develop their knowledge of mental health awareness.
Topics covered include:
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
The course will be delivered in English. Delegates must be able to read, write and communicate verbally in English.
This qualification is assessed by multiple-choice examination, externally set and marked by Highfield Qualifications. This examination is available both on the Highfield Works e-assessment system and paper-based formats.
Learners must complete 15 questions within 30 minutes. Successful learners will have to demonstrate knowledge and understanding across the qualification syllabus and achieve a pass mark of 60% (9/15). Completed examination papers should be returned to Highfield for marking and results will then be supplied to the centre afterwards.
This qualification is graded pass/fail.
Centres must take all reasonable steps to avoid any part of the assessment of a learner being undertaken by any person who has a personal interest in the result of the assessment.
Upon successful completion of the course, candidates will receive an Emergency Mental Heath at Work certificate valid for 3 years.
Employers must ensure their mental health first aiders are competent and maintain their skills throughout the three-year validity of their certificates.
Emergency First Aid at Work is a short course with vital information to provide your workplace with a first aider. Covering topics like basic life support, unconsciousness and control of bleeding are a few essential skills delegates will learn in the emergency first aid at work course.
On top of the essentials, delegates will cover regulations, first aid kits and how to record and report first aid incidents so you can be assured that on audits and inspections you are covering the minimum criteria required by law.
The emergency first aid at work course also covers AED (Automated External Defibrillators) and how to enact correct CPR. Delegates will be tested on their CPR skills to ensure that they are performing it correctly in the event it is needed.
1 in 10 people survives an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to low bystander CPR rates. CPR can increase the chance of survival by nearly 200%.
We recommend this course to all employers to ensure their team has the right help should they need it. But his course isn’t just for workers. we recommend everyone takes this course to learn basic CPR and first aid skills as you could one day save someone’s life.
This course is a shorter version of the 3-day first aid at work but will suffice as the standard training for a first aider in the workplace.
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