Mental Health First Aider
Online Course Structure
Individual learning session 1 (1 hour):
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Introduction to the Online Mental Health First Aid course and the Online Learning Hub (course overview, safety procedure, attending live sessions, and completing individual learning activities)
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Activity 1: Why Mental Health First Aid?
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Activity 2: The Mental Health First Aid action plan
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Activity 3: What is mental health?
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Activity 4: Quiz: Impact of mental health
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Activity 5: Stress Container (completed after live session)
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Activity 6: Frame of Reference (completed after live session)
Live session 1
(2-2.5 hours)
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Introduction to course functions
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Introduction to the course
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ALGEE and mental health introduction recap
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Stigma
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Risk and protective factors
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Frame of Reference
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The Mental Health Continuum
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Introduction to the Stress Container
Individual learning 2 (1.5 - 2 hours)
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Activity 7: What is depression?
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Activity 8: Risk factors for depression
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Activity 9: Mental Health First Aid for depression
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Activity 10: Introduction to suicide
Live session 2
(2-2.5 hours)
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Recap of individual learning on depression
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Prevalence of suicide
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Suicide, substance misuse and dual diagnosis
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Analyse the impact of suicidal feelings
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Explain Mental Health First Aid action plan 1 for suicide
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Explain non-judgmental listening, Empathy video
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Practice using ALGEE in case study scenarios
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Review of ALGEE for suicide and depression
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Self-care
Individual learning 3
(1.5 - 2 hours)
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Activity 11: What is anxiety?
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Activity 12: Mental Health First Aid for anxiety
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Activity 13: What are eating disorders?
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Activity 14: Mental Health First Aid for eating disorders
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Activity 15: What is self-harm?
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Activity 16: Mental Health First Aid for self-harm
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Activity 17: What are personality disorders?
Live session 3
(2-2.5 hours)
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Recap of individual learning on anxiety
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Recap of the five basic steps of ALGEE for anxiety
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Explain action 1 for anxiety
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How to support someone who is having a panic attack
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Explain crisis first aid
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Practice action 2: non-judgmental listening
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Practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan for anxiety
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Explain cognitive behavioural therapy
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Recap of eating disorders and self-harm
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Case study for eating disorders and self-harm
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Review ALGEE for eating disorders and self-harm
Individual learning 4 (1.5 - 2 hours)
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Activity 18: What are psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?
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Activity 19: Risk factors for psychosis
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Activity 20: Mental Health First Aid for psychosis
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Activity 21: Helpful and unhelpful responses
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Workbook Activity 10: My action plan for using Mental Health First Aid (completed after live session)
Live session 4
(2-2.5 hours)
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Review of individual learning on psychosis
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Explain the development of symptoms of psychosis
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Review the five steps of ALGEE for psychosis
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Group discussion about MHFA Australia psychosis video
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Case study activity using Mental Health First Aid action plan for psychosis
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Recovery
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Explore how to build a mentally healthy workplace
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Start action plan to use Mental Health First Aid