Qualification Details
This award gives a great induction training in the understanding of first aid for mental health in the workplace, for everyone who wants to learn about the benefits of mental health first aid and about common mental health conditions and the available support. This award has one unit called ‘First Aid for Mental Health Essentials’.
The unit 7 learning outcomes as follows:
Understand the role of the first aider in Mental Health in the workplace
Identify the meaning of the term ‘Mental Health’ and ‘first aid for mental health’ in the workplace
Identify how actions of others can negatively affect individuals with a Mental Health condition
Identify basic risk factors that affect Mental Health
Understand the aims of first aid in Mental Health
Know how to provide practical support in Mental Health
Identify common sources of information on Mental Health issues
Identify possible positive responses that can be made to support an individual with a Mental Health condition
Be able to identify when to contact the emergency services for a person suffering from a suspected Mental Health condition
Identify legislation associated with Mental Health in the workplace
Understand a range of the most common Mental Health conditions
Identify the main signs and/or symptoms associated with the main types of mental health conditions as follows:
Anxiety
Depression
Eating disorders
Psychosis
Self-harm
Suicide
Know the recognition signs of stress and how to manage it
Identify signs of stress
Identify contributory factors of work-related stress
Identify basic personal management techniques for stress relief
Understand how substance abuse can impact on Mental Health
Identify the effects of alcohol and drugs abuse can have on a person’s Mental Health
Be able to recognise how alcohol and drugs abuse can affect a person’s lifestyle and employment
Identify key features within a first aid for Mental Health action plan in the workplace
Understand how to apply an action plan for Mental Health in the workplace
Identify appropriate coping strategies to assist individuals who are demonstrating symptoms of mental ill-health in the workplace
Understand how to put an action plan for Mental Health in place within the workplace
Know how to implement a positive culture for Mental Health in the workplace
Identify how employers can promote a positive culture for Mental Health in the workplace
Identify how employees can promote a positive culture for Mental Health in the workplace
Give examples of best practice in introducing a positive culture for Mental Health in the workplace
The qualification is assessed with a multiple choice question paper.
