Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health
Level:
1
Duration:
4 hrs
Course code:
NU/2025/05003
Max group:
16
This course teaches recognition, conversation skills, and signposting to professional help.
Course Summary
FAA Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)
Anyone can be affected by a mental health condition either themselves or a family member, friend or colleague. This awareness course is suitable for everyone as it provides learners with the knowledge to recognise a suspected mental health condition and the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost a person towards professional help.
All members of the public can benefit from this course and it is a great stepping stone into First Aid for Mental Health.
Course Contents
A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:
What is First Aid for Mental Health?
Identifying mental health conditions
Providing advice and starting a conversation
Assessment
The instructor conducts a single written assessments at the end of the course. No external assessors are required for this qualification.
Duration
The course requires a minimum of 4 hours, distributed over the day. While it is ideal to complete the course in one day, we can adjust the schedule to suit your specific needs, as long as the course is completed within 3 weeks of starting and each training session lasts at least two hours.
Certification Validity
This qualification is valid for three years. To renew it, learners must complete the course again. It is recommended that learners attend annual refresher courses during the three-year period.
Further Information - Course Numbers
A maximum of 16 students are allowed and must be a minimum of 16 years of age and a certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.
Assessment method: Activities, test paper.
Pre-requisite: None
Suggested progression:
recommended refresher training and CPD;