youth mental health first aid training
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What is mental health first aid: Mental health first aid is the help provided to a person who is developing a mental health problem, or who is in a mental health crisis, until appropriate professional treatment is received or the crisis resolves.
What the course covers: The course teaches adults how to assist adolescents who are developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. Participants will learn about the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems in young people, where and how to get help when a young person is developing a mental illness and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.
1. Developing mental illnesses covers: Depression II Anxiety problems II Psychosis II
Substance use problems II Eating disorders
2. Mental health crisis covers: Suicidal thoughts & non-suicidal self injury II Panic Attacks II
Traumatic events II Severe effects of drug or
alcohol use II Severe psychotic states
Special notes about the YMHFA course: Please note that this course is not a therapy or support
group, rather it is an education course.
About your YMHFA trainers Nick Teo (headspace Centre Manager)
* Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
* Masters in Inter-Professional Health and Social Care
Lawerance Belshaw (headspace Workforce Coordinator)
* Bachelor of Physical Education
* Diploma of Sports Management & Coaching
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health under the Youth Mental Health Initiative
When:
2017 dates TBC
Where:
Delivered at a headspace Centre or at your preferred site
Cost:
2017 fees TBC
Catering:
Catering can be arranged at an additional cost
Course format:
- Either 2 full days (14 hours total) or - 4 x 3.5 hours sessions
More information about
YMHFA course:
Visit www.mhfa.com.au
More information about
headspace:
Visit www.headspace.org.au
To register your interest for
training in 2017:
Email Lawerance Belshaw at: [email protected]
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Training
headspace provides FREE-YOUTH FRIENDLY-CONFIDENTIAL EARLY INTERVENTION
COUNSELING SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12-25 YEARS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. To access headspace services call 1800 367 968 or walk-in to a centre
“The courses combination of evidence based theory and interactive activities has given me the confidence to offer practical mental health
support to young people without feeling like I’m out of my depths” (2016 headspace YMHFA training participant)
Are you a School Wellbeing Worker, Teacher, Allied
Health Provider, or Youth worker?
- Do you work with youth aged 12-17 years?
- Are you interested in being trained to deliver a
resilience and life skills program with a strong
evidence base?
Accredited My FRIENDS Youth program trainers from headspace Dandenong and headspace Narre Warren
will be delivering facilitator training throughout 2017.
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health under the Youth Mental Health Initiative
When:
2017 dates TBC
Where:
Delivered at a headspace Centre or at your preferred site
Cost:
2017 fees TBC
Catering:
Catering can be arranged at an additional cost
Course format:
- 5 hours of face to face training & pre-training readings
More Info about My FRIENDS
Youth program: Visit:
www.friendsprograms.com
More information about
headspace:
Visit www.headspace.org.au
To register your interest for
training in 2017:
Email Lawerance Belshaw at: [email protected]
My FRIENDS Youth Resilience
Program (Facilitator Training)
headspace provides FREE-YOUTH FRIENDLY-CONFIDENTIAL EARLY INTERVENTION
COUNSELING SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12-25 YEARS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. To access headspace services call 1800 367 968 or walk-in to a centre
Programs aims:
The program is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
principles aimed at assisting adolescents to:
- Build resilience and confidence
- Develop mindfulness and relaxation
- Explore thinking in positive ways
- Develop problem solving strategies
- Learn ways to deal with conflict
Once trained, ‘accredited facilitators’ can run the program in
both one on one or group settings over a 5 to 10 week time
frame depending on available time.
Are you a KidsMatter or MindMatters school/
service?
The my FRIENDS Youth program rates well on KidsMatter and
MindMatter schools/service program guide. You may consider
using the My FRIENDS program to meet component 2
requirements: ‘Social and emotional learning for students’ or
‘resilience skills for students’.
“I found the training very useful as it provided a clear program delivery outline, equipped with excellent facilitator notes and activity templates”
(2016 headspace My FRIENDS Youth training participant)
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health under the Youth Mental Health Initiative
When:
2017 dates TBC
Where:
Delivered at a headspace Centre or at your preferred site
Cost:
2017 fees TBC
Catering:
Catering can be arranged at an additional cost
Course format:
3 hour seminar
More Info about School Re-
fusal:
http://www.anxietyhouse.com.au/anxiety/school-refusal
More information about
headspace:
Visit www.headspace.org.au
To register your interest for
training in 2017:
Email Lawerance Belshaw at: [email protected]
headspace provides FREE-YOUTH FRIENDLY-CONFIDENTIAL EARLY INTERVENTION
COUNSELING SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12-25 YEARS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. To access headspace services call 1800 367 968 or walk-in to a centre
Using an evidence based platform, the
presenters will enable participants to:
- Gain a better understanding of school
refusal behaviours
- Identifying school refusing behaviour
- Obtain strategies in responding to
school refusing behaviour
- How to access support through
headspace
About your presenters:
- Nick Teo (headspace Centre Manager)
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
- Christina Molina (headspace Clinical Lead)
Mental Health Nurse
School refusal is a problem that is stressful
for children , families and school profes-
sionals. Failing to attend school has signifi-
cant short and long term effects on chil-
dren’s social, mental, emotional and educa-
tional development. “ (Wanda, P.F , Ameri-
can Family Physician , Vol 68,: 8, October ,
2003).
School Refusal
Professional Development Seminar
“Fantastic presenters with an excellent content knowledge base. The school refusal resource packs were also handy”
(2016 headspace School Refusal Seminar participant)