Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace

Reference Code

Apollo

Study Level

Level 2

Location

Lowestoft Campus

The Place University Centre

Duration

4 Days (9am - 4pm)

FT / PT

Part-time

This qualification is designed to raise awareness of mental health and promote a culture of care and positive mental health in the workplace. It provides you with the opportunity to understand mental health, its associated care, and how this can be applied to learners or colleagues in various settings.

The course introduces and explores different types of mental ill health and factors that may increase the risk of mental ill health in individuals. It also covers how to support individuals with mental ill health within the boundaries of one’s own role and explores how to create a mentally healthy environment.

Units included in this qualification:

  • Exploring mental health
  • Understand how to support individuals with mental ill health
  • Understand a mentally healthy environment

If you fall under the below categories, you are able to be fully funded for the course:

  • Low income – Earning under £25,750 annually before tax. (£2,083.30 monthly / £495.19 weekly)
  • UC – On universal credit and taking home £952 (single) or £1534 (joint)
  • Unemployed and seeking employment.
  • Receiving ESA/JSA

Requirements

There are no specific learning requirements. You will require appropriate level of literacy and willingness to complete the assessment criteria.

Assessment

This is a knowledge-only qualification assessed through a portfolio of evidence, covering 3 units of work that is to be completed in your own time and requires some further reading.

Progression

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to Level 2 or Level 3 understanding Mental Health. Alternatively, they may wish to undertake Supervising First Aid for Mental Health.