MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE TRAINING

In Pieces has a working partnership with In Minds Training, who are a leading training and education provider in the mental health space. By partnering with In Minds Training, our aim is to empower individuals, workplaces and communities across the country with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to advance our mission of promoting the power of connectedness in mental health management.

Mental Health Response Training is a contemporary course that focuses on understanding mental health issues and developing the confidence to engage and offer support to those developing a mental health issues, mental health disorder or crisis. This course also provides evidence based self-care strategies and provides a 2-year accreditation as a Mental Health Responder.

TARGET EMPLOYEES: MANAGERS & SUPERVISORS
DURATION: 6 HOURS
PARTICIPATION NUMBERS: MAX 25 PPL
INVESTMENT: $200 PER PERSON (IF UNDER 12 PEOPLE A FLAT RATE OF $2,400 APPLIES).

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

• Wellbeing & mental health awareness
• Identifying barriers to support
• Understanding the contributing factors to declining mental health 
• Signs, symptoms, treatments and support for common mental health problems
• Scenarios 6 videos of lived experience
• IDEA support scaffold 
• Mental health crisis
• Self-core
• Quiz

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Increase awareness 
• Learn signs and symptoms
• Become familiar with contributing factors
• Learn a support scaffold
• Understand what to do in a crisis
• Generate self-care and support options
• Identify and build a self-care plan Assess knowledge
  

The Mental Health Response Course has been approved by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) for ongoing professional development and by Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) for CPD points and by Fitness Australia for continuing education credits.