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Mental Health First Aid Standard Virtual (2 days blended - self-directed + virtual classroom)

Participants will learn and practice social interactive skills and develop confidence in personal abilities to help themselves and others while on and off the job. Mental Health First Aid Canada is an evidence-based program of The Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Mental Health First Aid Standard Virtual (2 days blended - self-directed + virtual classroom)
Mental Health First Aid Standard Virtual (2 days blended - self-directed + virtual classroom)

Time & Location

Aug 20, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT – Aug 27, 2021, 1:00 p.m. EDT

Online Event

About the Event

Please note this training includes 3 Modules. Module 1 is self-directed, and Module 2 & 3 take place in the virtual classroom over TWO consecutive Fridays:  August 20th and August 27th, 2021.   

****Your attendance will be confirmed AFTER we've received your registration.****

Details are below: 

Module 1: Registered participants will be required to complete the 2 hour self-directed Module 1 by 8 p.m. Wednesday August 11, 2021 to be provided access to Module 2 & 3.

Module 2 & 3: Participants who complete Module 1 will be provided Zoom access for Friday August 20, 2021 & Friday August 27th, 2021, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, 3 1/2 hours of virtual class time each day. 

Completion of Module 1 and attendance for all 7 virtual hours Module 2 & 3 is required for certification.  Missing Module 2 or 3 can only be made up by joining another session from the beginning of Module 2.

This Mental Health First Aid Training will provide valuable information on how to unpack the stigma surrounding mental health. Participants will learn and practice social interactive skills and develop confidence in personal abilities to help themselves and others while on and off the job!

KEY DATES:

Self-directed Module 1: Must be completed on own time prior to Wednesday  August 11, 2021 by 8pm.

Virtual Classroom: Friday, August 20, 2021 - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Virtual Classroom: Friday, August 27, 2021 - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

https://www.mhfa.ca/en/course-type/mhfa-basic-virtual

Course participants will learn how to recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis and encourage that person to:

- Talk about declines in their mental well-being

- Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being

- Reach out to these support

- Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis

- Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being

Course will be delivered by Cindy Krysac, an experienced and trusted  instructor who has provided Mental Health First Aid training for over 1,100 participants. She applies evidence-based teaching methods to  create an effective and comfortable learning experience, while inspiring participants with her knowledge and passion for mental health awareness and actions.

Mental Health First Aid Canada is an evidence-based program of The Mental Health Commission of Canada. Mental Health First Aid training is offered in alignment with the Ontario Building Trades Mental Health Strategy.

****NOTE: OBCT  is offering MHFA Standard Virtual for anyone working in the construction industry in Ontario. This is an initiative to help address the fact that the construction industry is hard hit with greater than normal mental health problems, substance use and suicide. Registering does not guarantee a seat in this class. All participants will be asked to identify their, or their family member's, trade and union, or their association with the construction industry in Ontario. Participants who register for more than one course will automatically be placed in the first available course and all subsequent date registrations will be  removed.

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  • Mental Health First Aid Online

    2-Days Online (Dec 12th & Dec 13th). Participants will learn and practice social interactive skills and develop confidence in personal abilities to help themselves and others while on and off the job!

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