Mental Health First Aid Training Course
Teaching materials for Mental Health First Aid Training Course
精神健康急救是為精神健康面臨危機的人士，在未獲得專業協助前，提供適時支援。若您想幫助可能有精神困擾或已陷入精神健康危機的身邊人，您可以透過精神健康急救課程去了解更多。
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help given to someone who is developing or experiencing a mental health crisis before he or she can obtain professional treatment.
If you would like to help your peers who are developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis, you can prepare yourself through enrolling in a MHFA training course.
Upon completion of this 12-hour training course, YOU WILL HAVE LEARNT:
- 5 MHFA Action Plans
- Basic knowledge about mental health problems & strategies to manage related crisis situations
- Counselling services & other support on campus
A certificate recognized by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong will be awarded to participants with FULL attendance.
| MHFA1a/23-24 | MHFA1b/23-24 | |
| Date: | 4, 6, 11 & 13 Oct 2023 (Wed & Fri) | |
| Time: | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | |
| Venue: | MB141, 1/F, Main Building | MB142, 1/F, Main Building |
| Language: | Cantonese | |
| Class size: | 25 – 30 | |
| Fee: | $500 | |
| Note: This round of MHFA training is subsidized by a one-off special grant. The course fee will be refunded after you have signed in and attended the “ENTIRE” training. | ||
| Trainer: | Ms. Vesta Pao MHFA Course Instructor |
Ms. Heidi Tseng Mental Health First Aid Master Instructor Counsellor, CEDARS Ms Stephanie Tang |
| Remarks: | The above courses will be parallel run on the given schedule. Successful applicant who shall be informed by confirmation email after the application deadline, will be assigned to either one of the courses. | |
| MHFA2/23-24 | ||
| Date: | 7, 9, 14 & 16 Nov 2023 (Tue & Thu) | |
| Time: | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | |
| Venue: | KB132, 1/F, Knowles Building | |
| Language: | English | |
| Class size: | 25 – 30 | |
| Fee: | $525 | |
| Note: This round of MHFA training is subsidized by a one-off special grant. The course fee will be refunded after you have signed in and attended the “ENTIRE” training. | ||
| Trainer: | Ms. Cary Wong MHFA Course Instructor |
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