Here’s an overview of all our First Aid for Mental Health Courses
This online qualification covers the content of the Level 1 course but also expands on the effects of drugs and alcohol, incorporates the First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan and covers ways in which a positive mental health culture can be supported in the workplace.
You will be able to demonstrate:
Module 1 – An introduction to the Qualification
Module 2 – What is First Aid for Mental Health?
Module 3 – Identifying mental health conditions and early signs
Module 4 – Providing support and starting a conversation
Module 5 – Stress
Module 6 – The following mental health conditions and behaviours – depression, anxiety, psychosis, eating disorders, suicide and self-harm
Module 7 – Drugs and alcohol
Module 8 – First Aid Action Plan for mental health
Module 9 – Mental health in the workplace
1-to-1 assessment conducted online via Zoom which takes up to 40 minutes
The minimum age is 14 years or over. This distance learning qualification requires a level of unsupervised learning and literacy skills be able to read and self-learn the reference manual and additional resources.
Weeks to Complete
Hours of Guided Learning via Zoom, either in groups or individually
Hours (minimum) of Self-Study
You will benefit from
To be awarded the qualification you must successfully pass a verbal professional discussion assessment conducted conducted online via Zoom which takes around 40 minutes. The assessment paper is a mix of multiple choice questions and open questions with short answers.
You can choose to receive either:
The qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement.
If the venue is in Scotland’s central belt, the full-day on-site classroom version costs the same. Otherwise, there will be an additional charge.
One-to-One learners have four weeks from the date of purchase to contact us and schedule two 1.5-hour LIVE Zoom guided learning sessions and a 40-minute assessment. The sessions and assessment must be scheduled within a three-week time frame.