Date: September 27, 2017
The PRTC is sponsoring a session in Mental Health First Aid : Adults who Interact with Youth
14 Hours of Instruction; September 29th 2017 and October 13th 2017, 9:00 – 4:30 both days.
Certified CMHA Instructor Jaime Semchuk
A limited number of seats are available for this session. Costs: Registration is $150.00, including 14 hours of instruction and Mental Health First Aid Manual, and completion certificate Register with the PRTC by telephone at 604-822-1364 or inquire at prtc.testlibrary@ubc.ca. .
Student bursaries are available for students registered full-time in a relevant graduate program.
MHFA Adults who Interact with Youth is intended for an adult audience whose primary focus is youth (aged 14-25). In addition to the four most common disorders discussed in MHFA BASIC, this course includes instruction about eating disorders and deliberate self-injury. Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with the young people in their lives, including at schools, extra-curricular activities, social services, family, friends, and communities.
In the MHFA course, you will gain a solid understanding of the 5 basic actions of ALGEE:
Assess the risk of suicide and/or harm
Listen non-judgmentally
Give reassurance
Encourage professional support
Encourage other supports
ALGEE is the framework for having a confident conversation about mental health with family, friends, colleagues, and strangers.
Key Outcomes
International evaluations and feedback have found the following outcomes for participants undertaking an MHFA course:
- Increased awareness of signs and symptoms of the most common mental health problems
- Decreased stigma related to mental health
- Increased confidence interacting with individuals experiencing a mental health problem or crisis
- Increased help actually provided to individuals in crisis or experiencing a mental health problem
Crisis First Aid
- Substance overdose
- Suicidal behaviour
- Panic attack
- Acute stress reaction
- Psychotic episode
Registration and information at the PRTC Test Library 604 822 1364 or email prtc.testlibrary@ubc.ca