Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency – E-Learning Course – CDPUK Certified

Welcome to our online Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency  training course. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).

The aim of this Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency training course is to help learners understand the actions they should take and what they should not do when supporting someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis and someone who is suicidal.

This Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency eLearning course will equip learners with an understanding of practical actions they can take to help someone in the early stages of mental ill-health, the short and long term support they can give to friends, family and work colleagues experiencing mental ill-health and also the support they can give to help with recovery. They will also understand why it is important to recognise their own limitations when supporting others with their mental health and the different ways in which they can do this.

Course content

This online Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency training course covers the following:

• Introduction
• Session 1 – Actions to take if someone is experiencing a mental health crisis or is suicidal
• Session 2 – Support in the early stages
  
• Session 3 – Recognising your own limitations.
  

Who is the course for?

This Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency e-learning course is suitable for anyone with an interest in developing their knowledge and understanding of how to deal with a mental health emergency on a personal and/or professional basis.

Course aims

The aims of this Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency eLearning course are to:

• Help learners understand the actions they should take and what they should not do when supporting someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Help learners understand the actions they should take and what they should not do when supporting someone who is suicidal.
• Equip learners with an understanding of practical actions they can take to help someone in the early stages of mental ill-health.
• Equip learners with an understanding of practical actions they can take to give short term support to friends, family and work colleagues experiencing mental ill-health.
• Equip learners with an understanding of practical actions they can take to give long term support to friends, family and work colleagues experiencing mental ill-health.
• Equip learners with an understanding of practical actions they can take to support friends, family and work colleagues as they recover from mental ill-health.
• Help learners understand why it is important to recognise their own limitations when supporting others with their mental health and different ways in which they can do this.

Learning objectives

On completion of this online Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency training course, the learner will be able to:

• Understand the actions to take and what not to do when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Understand the actions to take and what not to do when someone is suicidal.
• Understand the support they can give to individuals experiencing mental ill-health at different stages in their journey including early intervention, short term support, long term support and recovery.
• Understand why it is important to recognise their own limitations when supporting others with their mental health and different ways of doing this.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this online Dealing with a Mental Health Emergency training course, the learner will be able to:

• Describe the actions to take and what not to do when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis
• Describe the actions to take and what not to do when someone is suicidal.
• Describe the support they can give to individuals experiencing mental ill-health at different stages in their journey including early intervention, short term support. long term support and recovery.
• Explain why it is important to recognise their own limitations when supporting others with their mental health and ways in which they can do this.