Mental Health First Aid Refresher

This four hour MHFA refresher course is for Mental Health First Aiders and Mental Health Champions to refresh and practice their skills and re-visit the topics explored their original course.

Just like physical first aid skills it is important to keep up to date to be effective in your role.

The MHFA refresher course is also a great opportunity to share your experiences so far and soundboard with other Mental Health First Aiders and Mental Health Champions.

The course is lead by one of our experienced MHFA accredited instructors and now also includes three years access to the MHFAider® support App and benefits.

Benefits of booking with Transpire

MHFA Briefings: Opportunity for Mental Health First Aiders to connect, learn, share and support. Hosted by our experienced MHFA England Instructor once a month. Monthly Awareness Webinars: Re-visit topics learnt on the course and build on your knowledge. Email Support: Our experienced consortium of MHFA instructors can offer guidance on signposting, tricky interventions and general queries. Further Learning: We are mental health training specialists delivering the full range of MHFA England Mental Health Trainings, Suicide Awareness and Prevention courses, Neurodiversity in the workplace training, Menopause awareness training and bespoke course workshops.
About our MHFA trainers

All of our instructors are accredited by MHFA England. They are passionate and skilled facilitators who excel at creating a psychologically safe learning environment. Our MHFA instructors have extensive professional and personal backgrounds in mental health, without all the complicated jargon. We are really proud of our five-star Google rating for our mental health training courses.
What's included?

Two days training live face-to-face training with an experienced and accredited MHFA instructor. A hard copy workbook to support learning throughout the course. A digital manual. An MHFA England lanyard. A digital MHFAider® certificate. Access to the MHFAider Support App® and further learning opportunities. Access to Transpire monthly Webinars and Mental Health First Aider Briefings.
What to expect on the day

Learning takes place through a medley of group discussions, videos, workshop activities and case studies. The pace is kept light and easy to follow whilst being incredibly thought-provoking.
Learning outcomes

Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first level support and early intervention. Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports. Practise active listening and empathy. Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma. Discuss the MHFAider® role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality. Practise self-care.
What are the training options?

In-person classroom training: We currently run in-person mental health first aid courses where individual places can be booked. The classroom format is two days training. See locations at bottom of this web page. Online deliveries: Same training and certificate, delivered via live virtual classrooms- Mental health first aid online Private group training: If you have six or more people to train you have the option to chose your own dates and schedule.

Course Structure

Duration: half day

Re-visit the stress container, frame of reference and the mental health continuum.
Warning signs of mental ill health
Mental health facts and myths
Suicide warning signs
ALGEE
First Aid for suicidal crisis
First Aid for a severe psychotic episode
Wellness and Recovery

As with the one and two-day courses, learning on the MHFA refresher course takes place through a medley of presentations, group activities, discussions and videos.