We now offer unique Youth Mental Health First Aid Training!
We recognize that educating the community, whether it be parents, grandparents, teachers, sports coaches or employers is a key strategy to improving the mental health of our community, especially in our young people. As a result Youth Focus has developed a range of new training initiatives designed for adults working or living with adolescents.
These programs have been successfully rolled out to a range of companies and community organisations over the past 12 months. Participants learn the signs and symptoms of a range of mental health problems, including where and how to get help.
Youth Focus can tailor a mental health training program to suit your needs including time and budget.
Our next scheduled two-day Youth Mental Health First Aid course will be held on 9th and 10th February 2012. Please see below for more information.
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is targeted at individuals and parents within the community who live or work with young people, or would like to learn more about prevalent youth mental health issues.
Not restrictive to mental health workers or community workers, this course is designed to up-skill and educate absolutely anyone who is interested in prevalent mental health issues in young people and how to notice and react to symptoms, signs of distress and mental health crises whilst providing appropriate support and information.
The course includes an interactive, in-depth look at depression, eating disorders, psychosis, anxiety and substance misuse disorders along with crucial information regarding adolescent development and behaviour.
Participants are not required to have any prior knowledge of mental health issues nor experience working with young people. The course is about awareness and up skilling our community to assist people to access appropriate mental health care. Another beneficial element of this course is that it can be easily applied to adults as the principle of support remains the same.
Youth Mental Health First Aid informs and teaches a model of support that is both appropriate and safe when working or coming across a person who is experiencing a mental health issue or crises. Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a nationally recognised program that is now facilitated in over 12 developed and developing nations across the globe and is supported by Orygen Youth Health Research Centre and Melbourne University.
For further information and a full overview of the course please visit the Mental Health First Aid Australia website: http://www.mhfa.com.au/Youth_mhfa.shtml
COURSE INFORMATION:
WHEN: Thursday 9th & 10th February 2012
TIME: 9:00am – 4:30pm both days
WHERE: Youth Focus, 54 Goodwood Parade, Burswood WA
Youth Focus is conveniently located a leisurely 300m walk from the Burswood Train Station. Plenty of free street parking is also available. Please do not park in the red paved parking bays directly in front of the building as they are reserved for clients.
COST: $275 per person; includes GST, all catering and course resources (participants will receive a comprehensive YMHFA handbook).
* 100% of the course must be completed in order to warrant a completion certificate.
HOW TO REGISTER: Please complete the YMHFA registration form and scan to elaine.liebetrau@youthfocus.com.au, or fax to Youth Focus on 6266 4300 attention to Elaine: YMHFA Rego.
Confirmation of registration will not be guaranteed until payment is received in full.
RSVP BY: Thursday 2nd February 2012. First in first serve basis. Confirmations will be emailed to the address listed on the registration form.
Postal Address: 54 Goodwood Parade, Burswood WA 6100
For further information please contact Elaine Liebetrau at Youth Focus on 6266 4333.
