Delivery

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Course Component 1 – Self-paced interactive eLearning (5-7 hours)
The eLearning course component presents an overview of mental health problems and mental health crises. Component 1 must be completed before attending Component 2.

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Course Component 2 -Instructor-led component delivered as either:

-  3 X 2.5 hr live instructor-led virtual sessions

- 1 x 8 hour instructor lead face-to-face session

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Component 2 provides course participants with an opportunity to revise content covered in the self-paced eLearning program and to consolidate the application of this content with the development of practical skills in a group environment online.​

Course Component 2 provides participants with the opportunity to:

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• Revise the eLearning content and the MHFA Action Plan

• Clarify any points of uncertainty remaining after the completion of the eLearning modules

• Apply the MHFA Action Plan to relevant scenarios

• Discuss and reflect on 'a where to from now' in using mental health first aid skills

• Develop a self-care plan to maintain good mental health.

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Am I eligible?
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Any interested adult can attend. The purpose of this course is to help parents, professionals, social workers, and other concerned adults to better support our young people. Early intervention is key to risk minimization and the underpinning element upholding a duty of care requirement. It’s also important to know that there is no prerequisite level of study or work to attend, just as there is no restriction on attending a traditional physical first aid course.

With that in mind, please don't consider this course to be a therapy or support group session. It's an extensive training program to learn how to offer mental first aid to others and understand self-care in more detail. 

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Accreditation & CPD Points
 

Upon completing the course, participants will take a short, open-book online exam. Passing this exam earns participants a Mental Health First Aider Certificate, valid for three years. 

 

Should participants not wish to complete the exam, they are presented with a certificate of completion with CPD points awarded regardless of exam completion. Most professionals can claim attendance towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) within their industry body. Please check with your relevant industry body if you are unsure of allocation points.

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Below is a sample of industries that can award registered or self-appointed CPD points/hours. This list is by no means exhausted:

 

• Teachers

• Psychologists

• Social Workers

• Dieticians

• Speech Pathologists

• Audiologists and Audiometrists

• Lawyers in some states and territories of Australia

• Orthotists and Prosthetists   

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Previously, completing Blended Online Youth Mental Health First Aid will contribute 10 hours and 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Student/child mental health addressing standard descriptors 4.1.2, 4.4.2, 7.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

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Completing Blended Youth Mental Health First Aid will contribute 11 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Student/child mental health addressing standard descriptors 4.1.2, 4.4.2, 7.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

 

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A note on Virtual Delivery

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The Instructor-led virtual sessions are live meetings conducted using video conferencing software. As a participant, you will need a quiet location that provides privacy. Instructors need to be able to see and hear participants at all times; therefore, access to a camera and a microphone for the duration of the session is mandatory.