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Adult Mental Health First Aid (AMHFA) 2024 (AMHFA2024)


Description
This training covers how to recognize when someone might be developing a mental health disorder or experiencing a mental health crisis, and how to intervene in a helpful and productive way. Includes info on Depression, Anxiety, Substance use and Psychosis, and how to assess and respond to common crises, including suicidal thinking, panic attack, and severe reaction to a traumatic event.

*PLEASE NOTE: This training results in a MHFA certification and has an additional materials fee of $30. No refunds are issued for cancellations within a week before the training. There is a mandatory on-demand self-paced web-based prep course that must be completed at least one week before the scheduled training.

This training is eligible for 8 CEU hours. If you need a CEUs certificate for this course, please make sure you have included your license number in your user profile info. Certificates are generally sent to the email in your user profile once a month.

Name of course for c...: Adult Mental Health First Aid Number of CEUs earne...: 8

Content
  • How to complete the Adult MHFA course and Pre-work
  • main course units
  • Adult Mental Health First Aid live instructor led session
  • MHFA Connect_Guide-for-Learners.pdf
  • Adult Virtual Package.pdf (primarily for web-based training sessions)
  • Adult MHFA Self-care Plan Fillable.pdf
  • ADULT PARTICIPANT PROCESSING GUIDE_BLENDED _ VIRTUAL_V5.pdf
  • resources
  • Keep the learning going!
  • five mental health hotlines.docx
  • mental-health-first-aid-resources _1_.pdf
  • Resources for Caring for Yourself and Others.docx
  • Resources for Caring for Yourself and Others LARGE PRINT.docx
  • The Lifeline and 988
  • MHFA Blog link
  • National Council for Mental Wellbeing YouTube Channel
  • How and Why to Practice Self-Care
  • Five Tips to Turn Around a Stressful Day
  • Black Mental Health Resources
  • info about new 988 hotline
  • MHFA_988 one-pager.pdf
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Adult Mental Health First Aid live instructor led session"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 2 years