RQF Level 3 Award Qualification title: FAA Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)

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This 2-Day course goes into detail on a wide range of mental health conditions and the support and help provided by healthcare professionals. It covers the content of both the Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications but is aimed at Trainer/Assessors and/or supervisor level within the workplace.

Duration

2-day course; Minimum of 12 hours.

Number of candidates

A maximum of 16 candidates are allowed per instructor.

Syllabus

A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:
• What is First Aid for Mental Health?  

• Post-traumatic stress disorder 

• Identifying mental health conditions

• Self-harm 

• Providing advice and starting a conversation  

• Suicide 

• Stress  

• Eating disorders 

• Mental health conditions  

• Personality disorders 

• Drugs and alcohol  

• Bipolar disorder 

• First Aid for Mental Health action plan  

• Psychosis 

• First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace  

• Schizophrenia 

• Depression  

• Anxiety

Certification

This qualification lasts for 3 years. To renew their qualification after 3 years, delegates will need to retake the full course. However, it is recommended that, during the 3 year period, delegates attend annual refresher courses.