Mental Health First Aid Course
Looking to build the skills and confidence to support someone experiencing a mental health challenge?
Surf Life Saving SA’s new Mental Health First Aid course empowers individuals to recognise and respond to mental health concerns, helping create safer, healthier and more supportive environments.
This Provide First Aid course is suitable for individuals, parents/caregivers, corporate/business, voluenteer and community groups, and anyone needing this qualification*.
With workplaces now required to manage psychological risks under WHS laws, this course can also help meet those obligations.
*Participants must be a minimum age of 18 years.
Surf Life Saving SA Club Members receive exclusive discounts on all courses. Contact us for more information.
About the course:
This course aims to develop the knowledge and skills for a person to recognise and respond to someone experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems in adults, how to recognise and respond to an emerging or worsening mental health problem and the treatments and supports available.
Individuals who complete Mental Health First Aid training are known as MHFAiders. They are equipped with the skills to listen, connect, and offer support when it matters most. MHFAiders play a vital role in reducing stigma and promoting pathways to support for those experiencing mental health problems in our workplaces, communities, schools, and tertiary institutions.
Course content includes:
Two day practical workshop
Approved training
Comprehensive Mental Health First Aid manual
Learning methods:
Surf Life Saving SA is committed to providing inclusive and supportive learning environments for all participants. We recognise that individuals may have diverse learning styles, language backgrounds, literacy or numeracy needs, or other support requirements. We encourage students who may require reasonable adjustments to contact us prior to registering for a course so we can discuss and implement appropriate support strategies to ensure access to the training.
Cost: $325 per participant
*CITB Endorsed Training Provider
The CITB provides funding for Eligible Persons employed in the SA building and construction industry to complete training that promotes increased productivity, career opportunities, personal satisfaction and a healthy and safe environment within the building and construction industry. The CITB subsidised training is delivered by CITB Endorsed Training Providers (ETP).
Surf Life Saving SA is excited to announce that we have been successful as a CITB Endorsed Training Provider with the Construction Skills Training Program. This means we have allocated funded places to facilitate your training needs. As long as you have a CITB number you will receive this training at a reduced cost. Enrol now!
The below costs indicate the full course price and the CITB subsidy received:
Course Name: Mental Health First Aid
Full Course Cost: $325
CITB Subsidy: $250
Cost to CITB Member: $75
ABOUT CITB
CITB is a whole-of-industry led organisation that provides support to attract, train and retain South Australian building and construction workers by providing leadership in training and skills development.
The CITB:
provides access to subsidised training for apprentices, their employers and workers in the industry;
promotes and supports careers in construction;
advises the SA Government on industry training;
supports training, innovation, research and planning;
attracts our future workforce through vocational training in schools by supporting the doorways2construction™ program.
SHORT COURSE TRAINING
The objective of CITB’s Short Course Training program is to raise the level of skill in the construction industry workforce by engaging Eligible Persons in training and skill development activities. CITB facilitates training opportunities and endeavours to ensure that CITB funded training meets both quality standards and industry requirements.
Each financial year, Eligible Persons with an approved CITB number can obtain up to $3,000 of training subsidies off any CITB endorsed short course, with a CITB endorsed training provider.
To obtain the short course subsidises, an approved CITB number must be provided to the training provider upon enrolment.