Supervising Mental Health First Aid

Level 3 Award

Course Details

FAA Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)

Price
£800
4-8 people
8+ people: £25 per additional person

Duration
2 days
16 Hours

Certification
OfQual Regulated

Assessment
Practical
Multiple choice exam

About

This course builds on the Level 2/5 Award in First Aid for Mental Health and covers a wider range of mental health conditions and goes into detail on the range of therapy and professional support that a person may be given by professional bodies during treatment for a mental health condition.

The course is suitable for all persons within a workplace but is aimed at those who hold a supervisory/managerial level position and who have responsibility for implementing a positive mental health culture and responsibility for First Aid for Mental Health within an organisation.

Syllabus

  • What is First Aid for Mental Health?

  • The Mental Health Continuum

  • Identifying mental health conditions

  • Providing advice and starting a conversation

  • Stigma

  • Suicide awareness

  • Drugs and alcohol

  • Stress, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Eating Disorders, Psychosis, Self-harm, Bipolar, Schizophrenia and Personality disorders

  • First Aid for Mental Health action plan

  • First Aid for Mental Health at work

Certification

Upon successful completion of the qualification assessment, Learners will be awarded the Ofqual regulated Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)/Award in Leading First Aid in Mental Health at SCQF Level 6. This qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement. It is strongly recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training. The learner will need to complete the full course again to requalify for a further three years.

Assessment

Summative practical assessment is ongoing by the instructor each day, along with a written assessment on each day. A Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. No external assessors are required.

Numbers

A maximum of 12 students can be accommodated on this course and all candidates must be a minimum of 14 years of age to qualify.

Location

We are based in South Wales and are able to deliver this course on your site, subject to a pre-course assessment of your premises and location within 50 miles, reducing your costs in respect of additional time out and travelling. We always prefer delivering courses onsite, in-person but we can accommodate online learning if required. Please let us know in your booking enquiry form.