The Highfield Qualifications Level 2 Award in an Introduction to First Aid for Mental Health (RQF) is designed to support a role in the workplace and/or to give learners personal growth and engagement in learning, specifically in relation to understanding the principles of first aid for mental health.

A mental health first aider is a nominated person within an organisation who anyone can go to, to assist with a mental health problem. The first aider will help to advise and guide those needing assistance and will have knowledge of how to identify those who are developing mental health issues.

What will you learn?

This course will help learners to understand:

• The principles of mental health

• Recognising mental ill health in self and others

• How to support those in the workplace living with mental health issues

Course modules include:

• Mental ill health in self and others

• Principle of mental first aid for mental health

• Mental wellbeing in the workplace

• Promoting wellness culture in the workplace

• Resilience and self-care for mental health