FAA Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health
The qualification has been designed with children and young people in mind to identify potential mental health conditions.
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Description
The qualification has been designed with children and young people in mind covering areas such as depression, self-harm, eating disorders and bullying and will provide the knowledge and skills to identify a potential mental health condition, start a conversation, and provide support and guidance to professional help.
Prerequisites
No entry requirements
Content
Know what mental health is, why young people develop mental health conditions and the role of a first aider for mental health
Know how to recognise and manage stress
Know how to recognise a range of mental health conditions
Understand the first aid action plan for mental health and be able to put it in place
Successful learners can act as a ‘First Aider for Mental Health’ in any environment which they may deal with young people.
Learners will not diagnose or treat mental health conditions as this can only be carried out by healthcare professionals but will gain the knowledge to identify when a person may have a condition and know where they
can go to get help.
It is strongly recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training.
The learner will need to complete the full course again to requalify for a further three years.
Certification
On successful completion, you will receive a FAA Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health Certificate, valid for 3 years.