Certificated Mental Health Courses

The Results Centre Mental Health Instructor, Julia Hepworth is licensed to deliver Certificated Mental Health Courses on behalf of Mental Health England.

We offer a  Half Day Mental Health Awareness, a 2-day Mental Health First Aid Course  and a four-hour MHFA Refresher (Mental Health England).

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSE

Format

This course can be delivered two ways:-

  1. Online (through the Mental Health England Learning Hub) Online Learning takes place through four live training sessions
  2. Face to face delivery

Delegates

Online or face-to-face delivery –  up to 16 delegates

ONline delivery 

  • 4 online live sessions – around 4 hours each
  • The course offers a flexible delivery schedule, allowing you to tailor it to your and your learners’ availability. You can choose to run the course over two days (with two sessions each day) or over 4 mornings or afternoons, ideally within a 2-week period.
  • Course manuals and an online mental health first aid course workbook will be issued to learners, and access to the MHFA England Online Learning Hub, a platform designed to enhance your learning experience, will be provided via a Zoom platform.

 in-person delivery 

  • Delivery is face-to-face over 2 full days – 15 hours of interactive learning

Content

The content of online or face-to-face courses includes the following:-

  • A deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
  • An understanding of the mental health continuum as well as mental health illnesses and behaviours in detail
  • The ability to spot the signs, symptoms and triggers of mental health issues and mental ill health
  • Knowledge of the risk factors and treatment options for mental illness
  • An understanding of stress, anxiety, anxiety disorders and depression
  • The confidence to approach, reassure and support a person in distress
  • Enhancing interpersonal skills such as non-judgmental and empathetic listening
  • Knowledge so that employees can be supported and guided to receive appropriate help
  • Creating a workplace culture which encourages good mental health practices
  • Using preventative methods to maintain mental health inside and outside the workplace

Other topics covered within the mental health programme include suicide, eating disorders, self-harm and psychosis. Training includes explaining the steps for applying Mental Health First Aid in each situation to promote recovery

Takeaways

Everyone who completes the course will receive:

Certificate of attendance

A certificate of attendance to say you are a Mental Health First Aider.

A lanyard and action card

A lanyard and action card.

Reference documents

A manual to refer to whenever you need it.

Workbook toolkit

A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health.

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID REFRESHER COURSE

Format

This four-hour course can be delivered face-to-face or online.

Delegates

Online or face-to-face delivery – up to 16 delegates

Content

  • Understanding Stress – helpful and unhelpful coping strategies

  • Exploring the MHFAider Role

  • The MHFA Structured Action Plan

  • Understanding and respecting other’s Frame of Reference

  • MHFA Conversation Practice

  • Boundaries in the MHFA role

  • MHFAider support and benefits

Takeaways

Everyone who completes the course will receive:

Certificate of attendance

A certificate of attendance to say you have now Refreshed your skills as a Mental Health First Aider – your certification is valid for 3 years.

Workbook

A workbook – electronic or hard copy to support you through the course.

Half Day Aware

Format

This 3-hour course can be delivered in two ways:-

  1.  Online (through the MHFA England Online Learning Hub)
  2.  Face to face

Delegates

Online or face-to-face delivery –  up to 16 delegates

Content

  • What mental health is and how to challenge stigma
  • A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
  • An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
  • Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue

Takeaways

Everyone who completes the course will receive:

Certificate of attendance

A certificate of attendance to say you are a Mental Health First Aider.

Reference documents

A manual to refer to whenever you need it.

Workbook toolkit

A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health.

“I have sat MHFA before and this was like chalk and cheese. Julia is an unbelievable tutor, knowledgeable, passionate, and with delivery skills – I have left both sessions drained because of the subject matter, but she is inspirational, offers thought leadership, and the right level of challenge and encouragement! I have already advised the rest of my organisation’s execs that we need to utilise Julia’s skills to develop a broader commitment to mental health.  In one word – OUTSTANDING  One sentence – WORLD CLASS”

  I have previously done a course with a different company and this one has definitely been more beneficial, I am really thankful that I was given the opportunity to do this, I thought Julia was excellent. She was had a wealth of knowledge that she used to bring the content to life and challenge us in the sessions. I also like that she had an authentic, calm and warm style which made it easier to engage with content that could be triggering. It was a really great course – covering a plethora of MH subjects and real life scenarios.It was quite tiring across 2 – days – due to the nature of the subject and the discussions held. Julia is very patient – very thorough and supportive. she checked in with everyone after every section, being mindful of people’s emotions and past struggles. She left the door open to discuss anything and made us feel that the door will remain open if after the course. I learnt so much about my own experiences with mental health and the course answered a number of questions I already had. The amount of break out rooms were good The course and course instructor were brilliant! I’ve learnt so many helpful and interesting things about Mental Health and I am taking away a new confidence in my ability to support others. Julia was attentive to us all, personable, friendly, knowledgable and well organised. As some of the topics in the course can be difficult to discuss, for example suicide, Julia made sure to regularly check in with us all, which I really appreciated having lost my father to suicide. I feel well prepared to now share my knowledge and new skills with colleagues in my organisation, as well as with friends and family. Thank you Julia!
Very knowledgeable and insightful instructor, delivered the course well beyond expectations and would highly recommend to anyone interested in mental health!

Julia is a professional, safe, and inclusive MHFA Instructor, as her mentor I had the pleasure of working with her during her instructor training and I found her to be a very enthusiastic and dedicated trainer, she completed the training and was approved within a few months. She quickly upskilled through the range of MHFA England courses.

Since her approval status Julia has gained experience delivering various MHFA England courses some of which she has delivered on my behalf and on my recommendation, her feedback is always glowing.

I would recommend Julia for any associate appointment or to become a National Trainer.

Andrew L Jackson – National Trainer for Mental Health First Aid England

Jules was amazing. Truthfully I was quite nervous about doing this training as I really don’t have the best track record of being able to focus and learn in a classroom like environment, especially not all day. But I found myself completely engaged the entire time which is so rare for me. Jules is able to explain things so well and she is so knowledgeable. She made everyone feel completely comfortable even when discussing sensitive topics that many of the people in attendance had been personally affected by. She absolutely slayed it last week, I’m so glad I got to be there!

Julia’s expertise and dedication to the topic of mental health was inspiring. She was very professional and dealt with sensitive topics extremely well. I would highly recommend the course thanks to Julia’s coaching.

Julia was an amazing instructor. She was very informative but also caring, giving amazing advice and reflecting back on personal anecdotes that help with our learning and understanding further.