About this Online Workshop

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.

Workshop participants will learn how to recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis and encourage that person to:

• Talk about declines in their mental well-being
• Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being
• Reach out to these support
• Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis
• Use MHFA actions to maintain one‘s own mental well-being

NOTE: This is an interactive, virtual workshop, which is different from a webinar. Participants will be expected to participate through voice and video, and to engage with each other and the facilitator in large and small group discussions, to learn from each other and practice skill development.

Participants receive a digital manual and a certificate from the Mental Health Commission of Canada upon completion of the workshop.

Topics

Module 1: Self-Directed
Participants will receive a link to the self-directed learning module two weeks prior to the start of the workshop. This module takes approximately two hours to complete and must be completed and submitted for evaluation three days prior to the start of the workshop. Participants must successfully complete Module 1 in order to participate in Modules 2 and 3. 

• Introduction to the workshop
• Introduction to MHFA actions

Module 2: Virtual Classroom

• Practice applying MHFA actions to situations of declining mental well-being
• Guidelines for MHFA conversations with people from diverse cultures and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community

Module 3: Virtual Classroom

• Discussion on using MHFA actions for self-care
• Practice using MHFA actions in crisis situations

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is well-suited for any human services professional.

Format and Duration

Two, 3.5 hour online workshops over two back-to-back days.