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Administration

SafeCert Award in Understanding First Aid for

Mental Health in the Workplace (1 day course) Teaching

Unit 1: First Aid for Mental Health Essentials

Learning Assessment Criteria
Outcome

1. Understand the role 1.1 Identify the meaning of the term ‘Mental Health’ and ‘first aid for mental
of the first aider in health’ in the workplace
Mental Health in the
Workplace 1.2 Identify how actions of others can negatively affect individuals with a
Mental Health condition

1.3 Identify basic risk factors that affect Mental Health
1.4 Understand the aims of first aid in Mental Health
2. Know how to 2.1 Identify common sources of information on Mental Health issues
provide practical 2.2 Identify possible positive responses that can be made to support an
support in Mental individual with a Mental Health condition Administration
Health 2.3 Be able to identify when to contact the emergency services for a person
suffering from a suspected Mental Health condition
2.4 Identify legislation associated with Mental Health in the workplace

3. Understand a range 3.1 Identify the main signs and/or symptoms associated with the main types
of the most common of mental health conditions as follows:
Mental Health • Anxiety
conditions • Depression
• Eating disorders
• Psychosis
• Self-harm
• Suicide
4. Know the 4.1 Identify signs of stress
recognition signs of 4.2 Identify contributory factors of work-related stress
stress and how to 4.3 Identify basic personal management techniques for stress relief
manage it Lesson Plans
5. Understand how 5.1 Identify the effects of alcohol and drugs abuse can have on a person’s
substance abuse Mental Health
can impact on 5.2 Be able to recognise how alcohol and drugs abuse can affect a person’s
Mental Health lifestyle and employment
6. Understand how to 6.1 Identify key features within a first aid for Mental Health action plan in the
put an action plan workplace
for Mental Health in 6.2 Understand how to apply an action plan for Mental Health in the
place within the workplace
workplace 6.3 Identify appropriate coping strategies to assist individuals who are
demonstrating symptoms of mental ill-health in the workplace
7. Know how to 7.1 Identify how employers can promote a positive culture for Mental Health
implement a in the workplace
positive culture for 7.2 Identify how employees can promote a positive culture for Mental Health
Mental Health in the in the workplace
workplace 7.3 Give examples of best practice in introducing a positive culture for Mental
Health in the workplace Handouts

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