MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING (MHFA) – Islamabad

November 01 – 02, 2019

Venue: PIM, Islamabad

Australian Certified Course

INTRODUCTION

The Mental Health First Aid course provides everyday people the skills to help persons experiencing a mental health crisis or intervene early to potentially prevent a crisis from occurring. The program is based on the principle that early intervention may prevent crises from becoming more severe as encouraging people to seek help early can improve recovery outcome. Mental Health First Aid teaches people how to connect a person in need with the appropriate professional, peer or self-help care.

You will learn how to assist an adult who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based action plan.

‘The course is Australian certified and being offered in collaboration with Basic Needs Pakistan.

OBJECTIVES

• Notice the signs and symptoms of mental health problems and risk factors
• Develop skills to offer support using the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan ‘ALGEE’
• Understand the importance of being aware of their own and their peers’ mental health and emotional wellbeing

PROGRAM CONTENTS

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Psychosis
• Substance Misuse

MENTAL HEALTH CRISES

• Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
• Non-suicidal self-injury
• Panic attacks
• Traumatic events
• Severe psychotic states
• Acute effects from alcohol or other drug misuse
• Aggressive behaviors