Torfaen Mind offers a variety of training courses carried out by qualified trainers including:
• Mental Health First Aid (Wales)
• Youth Mental Health First Aid (Wales)
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
• Domestic Abuse
• Stress Management
• Substance Misuse
• Counselling
• Eating Disorders
• Anxiety and
• Depression
For further information on any of these course please contact Torfaen Mind on 01495 757393 or email: reception@parkhouse.biz
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two day brief intervention workshop that will train you to help people at risk of suicide stay safe and seek further help. This training is essential for anyone that is likely to come into contact with people experiencing thoughts of suicide. Not only will it help save lives, it can help protect you from feeling overwhelmed and being unsure how to respond, keeping you safe from unnecessary stress and pressure.
ASIST is an evidence-based “suicide first aid intervention” designed to be used in the immediate moment of someone disclosing suicidal thoughts. It is important to stress that ASIST is not about training you to deliver therapy, but it does equip you with tools to help keep a suicidal person safe during the timeframe of the intervention.
People that have already benefited from this training include:
Teachers; Friends/family of those expressing suicide thoughts; Drug
Intervention workers; Alcohol Workers; Nursing staff; Occupational Therapists; Police; Coastguards; Youth Offending Team Workers; Midwives; Counsellors; Social Services and Housing Support Workers.
2011/12 Course dates:
10th and 11th October 2011 (full)
2nd & 3rd November 2011 (full)
14th and 15th Novemer 2011 (full)
12th and 13th December 2011
16th and 17th January 2012 (full)
18th and 19th January 2012
7th & 8th Febuary 2012 (full)
21st & 22nd Febuary 2012
7th and 8th March 2012 (full)
21st & 22nd March
26th & 27th April (full)
15th and 16th May 2012 (full)
23rd & 24th May 2012
20th & 21st June 2012
10th & 11th September 2012
16th & 17th October 2012
14th & 15th November 2012
Course places are £185 per person.
If you have any questions or you would like to book a place, please contact
Ceri Taylor on: 01495 768838 or 07775870321
Email: c.taylor@mind.org.uk
Expressions of interest are now being collated for additional courses.
www.positivechoices-wales.org
Mental Health First Aid (Wales)
Mental Health First Aid (Wales) is the help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is obtained.
MHFA does not teach people to be therapists. However, it does teach people how to recognise the symptoms of mental health problems, how to provide initial help and how to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.
The aims of Mental Health First Aid are:
• To preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves or others
• To provide help to prevent the mental health problems developing into a more serious state
• To promote the recovery of good mental health
• To provide comfort to a person experiencing a mental health problem
There is a stigma associated with mental health problems which may hinder people from seeking help. People are often ashamed to discuss mental health problems with family, friends and work colleagues. They may also be reluctant to seek help and support for such problems because of their concerns about what others will think of them.
Many people are not well informed. Understanding how to recognise mental health problems and what effective treatments are available is not widespread. With greater community awareness, people will be able to recognise their own and others‟ problems and feel more comfortable about seeking assistance.
2011/12 Course dates:
MHFA (Wales) 21st and 22nd November 2011 (full)
11th and 12th January 2012
18th and 19th April 2012
13th and 14th June 2012
17th and 18th October 2012
YMHFA (Wales) 17th and 18th October 2011
2nd & 3rd February 2012
22nd and 23rd March 2012
11th and 12th July 2012
28th and 29th November 2012
To book a course with Torfaen Mind please contact on:
Tel: 01495 768831
Email: mentalhealthfirstaid@torfaenmind.co.uk
Expressions of interest are now being collated for additional courses. Further
Information can also be found on http://www.mhfa-wales.org.uk or http://www.mindcymru.org.uk |
