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Mental Health First Aid Standard Virtual 005

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Intended For: Licensed Home Child Care Programs, EarlyON Practitioner, Licensed Child Care Programs

Date: Jul 19, 2023

Time: 08:30 AM - 04:30 AM

Fee: FREE


Current Availability: 0

Description

This 9-hour course opens with a self-directed module (Module 1) that focuses on the information and strategies that participants will discuss and practice throughout the virtual classroom modules (Modules 2 and 3). Course participants are required to complete Module 1 before participating in Module 2 and 3.

Upon registration, participants will receive the “MHFA Participant Reference Guide” that outlines MHFA actions for developing mental health and substance use problems, and mental health and substance use crises.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis. The Mental Health Commission of Canada reports that one in every five Canadians experiences a mental health problem within a given year. While we often know a lot about physical illness, there tends to be less knowledge about mental health or substance use problems. This lack of understanding leads to fear and negative attitudes towards individuals living with these problems. It prevents people from seeking help for themselves and from providing appropriate support to people around them.

This opportunity is provided to you by Toronto Children’s Services and funded in partnership with the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada under the new Canada-Ontario Early Childhood Workforce Agreement, which provides one-time federal funding to support the retention and recruitment of a high-quality child care and early years workforce.

Session Objective

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.

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
  • Have conversations that encourage a 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 supports
    • Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis
    • Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being

Location: Online

Standards of practice

  • Safety, Health, and Well-Being in the Learning Environment

Presented By: Renee Daudlin (M.Ed., CRCC, CVRP, CCVE), Brian Hall (), Natalie Fleming (), Sulienne Butler ()