Course Details
Date: Terms 3 / 4 Waiting List
Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Term: Term 3
Location: Level 2, 99 York Street, Sydney
Presenter: Donna Redman
Price: Individual enrolment $700 +GST
Course Description
The course teaches adults how to assist adolescents who are developing a mental health problem or are in a mental health crisis. Course participants learn about adolescent development, 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, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.
You can complete the short assessment at the end of a course to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider).
Accreditations are valid for 3 years.
Minimum and Max enrolment numbers: 6 – 24
This course maybe used for elective professional development hours.
Teaching Standards
4.4.2 Ensure students’ wellbeing and safety within school by implementing school and/ or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.