Blended Online Youth Mental Health First Aid® (YMHFA)
The Online Youth Mental Health First Aid Course is for adults who are supporting, working, or living with adolescents (those between 12 and 18 years of age).
About the Blended Online YMHFA Course
The Blended Online Youth Mental Health First Aid Course is for adults who are supporting, working, or living with adolescents (those between 12 and 18 years of age). The program is a guide for those who are the first respondents in situations where an adolescent may be experiencing a mental health crisis.
Authored by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Australia, the course provides information on mental health problems and strategies to assist youth who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a decline of an existing mental health condition. A simple, practical, evidence-based Action Plan is provided so participants have a structure to fall back on when supporting Youth.
This course can only be delivered by a MHFA accredited instructor.
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What will the course provide?
- 3 years accreditation as a Youth Mental Health First Aider*
- 14 hours of Australian Teacher Professional Development
- Certificate of Completion for your portfolio
- First responder tools to effectively support adolescents who may be experiencing a mental
health crisis - An accredited trainer with almost two decades experience working with youth, specialising in trauma, mental health and wellbeing
Key Information
Course Suitability
Is this course suitable for me or for my organisation?
The Blended Online YMHFA Course equips adults within the community with the skills to recognise and respond to an adolescent who may be experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
Such adults may include:
- Teachers and school support staff
- Youth workers
- Community group leaders
- Sports coaches
- Parents
- Managers and colleagues working alongside adolescents
- Volunteers engaging with young people
Delivery Format
How is the Blended Online YMHFA course delivered?
- A self-paced eLearning component (5-7 hours) followed by 3 x 2.5-hour video conferencing sessions
- Online – accessibility Australia wide
Course Coverage
What does the Blended Online YMHFA course cover?
The Blended Online Youth Mental Health First Aid course looks at various mental health illnesses, their prevalence, risk factors and impact.
It specifically delves into:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Eating Disorders
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Participants will learn how to apply mental health first aid in a variety of crisis circumstances, including panic attacks, aggressive behaviours, severe psychotic states and suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
Why Learn with Cromwell Solutions?
Professional Experience
20 years experience running courses, classes and workshops to diverse audiences
Highly Qualified
Wellbeing Specialist and Internationally Certified Trauma Professional. Accredited with Mental Health First Aid Australia
Personal Experience
Lived experience managing mental health issues in a personal setting, and as an executive leader within the workplace and school settings
Knowledgable
Author of university papers in adolescent wellbeing at Masters degree level.
Bespoke Training
Training courses can be tailored to suit your organisation’s Charter, values and context.
Australia wide online services
Ensuring accessibility and consistency of training for organisations across Australia.
What you will learn
Signs and symptoms of mental health issues in adolescence.
How to recognise and respond to a developing or deteriorating mental health problem.
An Action Plan which provides a step-by-step guide as to how best approach a young person they have concerns about.
How to have conversations with adolescents about mental health concerns.
Ways to provide initial support and information whilst encouraging an adolescent to seek professional assistance.
Supports and interventions that are available.
FAQ's
Adolescence is the time when mental health problems can first emerge. During secondary schooling years, problems with mental health can lead to a decline in grades, issues with social groups, and substance use or abuse. Such issues can have a lifelong impact. YMHFA training provides tools for those adults closest to young people, so initial support can be offered prior to further professional assistance.
Completing the Youth Mental Health First Aid course will contribute 14 hours of PD in the priority area of Student/child mental health addressing standard descriptors 4.1.2, 4.4.2, and 7.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining accreditation.
Yes. A Corporate Discount Code can be provided to those organisations choosing Cromwell Solutions as their preferred YMHFA course provider. Use the ‘Contact Form’ to find out more.
No. This course provides the tools that our participants (as first responders) need to support adolescents until further professional help is received, or the crisis is resolved.
The course was developed based on information and advice provided by professionals and those with lived experience of mental health problems.
The course can help communities to recognise the warning signs of mental health issues in young people and provide adults with the skills to effectively respond where an adolescent may be at risk of harm. The course also encourages communities to talk openly and accurately about youth mental health, reducing the stigma and increasing support.
Once participants have completed the course, they have the opportunity to complete a short, open-book online exam of approximately 15 questions. Those participants that pass the exam will receive their Mental Health First Aiders Certificate, valid for 3 years.
If course participants do not wish to complete the exam or do not pass (remember it’s only short, and open-book!) then a Certificate of Completion is awarded. Professional Development hours / points can therefore still be logged.
- Nationally recognised, quality training by an accredited trainer
- a copy of the most current Youth Mental Health First Aid manual
- registration of your accreditation and applicable Certificate
- 14 professional development hours
- Accreditation with MHFA Australia
As per MHFA Australia guidelines, there must be 6 participants in attendance for the course to run. For quality assurance purposes, the maximum number of course participants is 12.
Easy! You can simply book in as an individual participant.
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