Mental Health First Aid
 

Overview:

According to Mental Health First Aid, one in five Australians will experience a mental health problem in any given year. People who experience mental health come from diverse backgrounds and those in senior roles in the workplace often feel uncomfortable and unprepared when thinking about starting a mental health conversation with someone they are concerned about.   

We invite leaders and/or senior roles in recruitment and staffing to join Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace program which aims to enhance your role as leaders extending support beyond the usual individual-focused mental health solutions. Learn how to recognise warning signs and develop the skills & capabilities to approach and support a colleague, family member while keeping yourself safe.

The live delivery of this workshop will be held across two sessions:

• Session 1: Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 10am - 12.30pm AEST (Melbourne/Sydney time)
• Session 2: Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 10am - 12.30pm AEST (Melbourne/Sydney time).

In addition to the live workshops, participants will need to complete pre-learning modules. These eLearning modules have a time commitment of a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 7 hours and must be completed prior to the workshops.

Learning Objectives:

Participants of this workshop will learn: 

• The signs and symptoms of common disabling mental health problems in adults and how to provide initial help
• Where and how to get professional help
• What sort of help has shown by research to be effective in a first aid crisis

Delivery:

• Participants will be provided with pre-learning eLearning modules prior to the live workshop delivered using Zoom. The approximate time allocation for these modules is between 5-7 hours and must be completed prior to workshop start
  
• RCSA workshops are not recorded and participants are required to attend using their own device with a working webcam and microphone
• Workshop joining links will be sent to registrants no later than 48 hour prior to live delivery from [email protected] or [email protected]
  
• All start and end times are displayed in Melbourne | Australian Eastern Standard/Daylight Time unless stated otherwise
• Please note: RCSA workshops have a minimum number of enrolments required to run. If your attendance to this workshop requires special arrangements in order to attend, we recommend confirming the workshop is running as planned by contacting [email protected]
  

Who Should Attend:

RCSA has a three pillar learning model. This model allows individuals to identify the best L&D content for them based on their level of experience in the recruitment & staffing industry. This workshop has been identified as 'Extend'. For more information about our pillars, see the Learning & Development page of our website. 

Please note due to program accreditation, this workshop is not available to NZ based participants.

Meet RCSA Affiliated Trainer: Sinead Newman 

Sinead of Insightful Minds has gathered a wealth of therapeutic experience across her career supporting organisations delivering Workplace Mental Health Training which encourages organisations to support knowledge in what is fast becoming one of the most important aspects to employee job satisfaction and staff retention.

Broadly, Sinead has supported The Salvation Army on a youth drug and alcohol program and Mission Australia as program manager for an adult mental health service and participants who join Sinead’s workshops immediately recognise her passion as a facilitator where each session is to remove some of the stigma around mental health and ensure it’s a part of more workplace conversations.

Testimonials:

• Sinead is such an engaging presenter and I really liked how she handled the content. The main takeaway for me was how to use the right language in these situations – RCSA


• Sinead was very engaging and a wealth of knowledge and practical advice… seeing the MHFA Action Plan put into practice has given me more confidence to deal with some of these challenging situations - RCSA


• Found all the practical information and language around how to hold conversations so beneficial. Also, Sinead's delivery was amazing - so engaging and had the perfect demeanour to cover some heavy and serious topics – People2People

Pricing:

• Member registration to attend the workshop is $340.00 AUD + GST per AU participant
• Due to program accreditation, please note this workshop is not available to NZ Members
  
  

Booking Terms & Conditions:

Cancellations and/or refunds for this event is governed by the RCSA Booking Terms & Conditions.
 

For More Information:

RCSA Learning & Development
Members within Australia call 1300 727 504
Members within New Zealand call toll free + 0800 441 904
E: [email protected]