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Scottish Mental Health First Aid Course
Created: 16/12/2024
News/Events Category: Training and Learning
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When: 9.30-12.30, Wednesday 29 January 2025
Where: Kirkcaldy Town House , 2 Wemyssfield , Kirkcaldy, KY1 1XW
This event is being organised by Fife Council Community Development Team
This particular event is free to attend, so no payment is required.
The Scottish Mental Health First Aid certificated course starts on 29 January 2025 in Kirkcaldy.
The aim of the course is to:
- Raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues
- Provide participants with basic crisis first aid skills training
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course participants will have:
- Increased knowledge about mental health issues in Scotland
- Increased skills and confidence in recognising the signs of mental health problems or suicidal thoughts
- The ability to provide initial help and guidance towards appropriate professional help
- Explored the issues around recovery
About The Course
This course is free and will be delivered over four consecutive weeks - 29 January, 05 February, 12 February, and 19 February. The course runs 9.30-12.30.
Please note that in order to achieve the certificate all four sessions must be attended and places are limited.
Topics included at sessions include attitudes, recovery, alcohol and drugs, suicide, listening skills, self-harm, depression, anxiety, and psychosis.
Who Should Attend?
This course is for adults aged 18+ who are interested in developing their knowledge and skills in supporting someone with a mental health problem or who is experiencing suicidal thoughts.
The course is designed to provide participants with the means to learn to administer appropriate first aid, while waiting for the intervention of more professional and long-term help for the person who is unwell.
This course is not appropriate for someone who is currently experiencing serious mental ill health or who has had a bereavement in the last year.
While it is important to learn more about our own mental health, this course is not designed for this purpose and in no way can it be used as a therapeutic intervention.
How To Book
Click here to find out more and sign up.
Phone: 01592 583475
E-mail: [email protected]
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