Canadian Mental Health Association - Sudbury/Manitoulin

Tuesday, Sep15, 16 9:00 AM

Overview Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification is for designated mental health first aid responders or sectors requiring credentials. Participants will learn how to...<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 0px;">Distinguish between mental health, mental illness, and mental health conditions.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Recognize indicators of mental health across the continuum (optimal, declining, poor).</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Understand key information about mental health disorders in Canada.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Identify factors influencing mental health positively and negatively.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Explain the Two Continua Model of mental health</li></ul>Improve their confidence to provide help<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 0px;">Apply the ALGES framework in scenarios of declining mental health and crisis.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Identify barriers to providing mental health firs aid and how to overcome them.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Ask effective questions to initiate supportive conversations.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Demonstrate empathy and effective listening skills in supportive interactions.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Communicate non-judgmentally using verbal and non-verbal skills.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Provide reassurance and appropriate information in supportive conversations.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Develop a list of professional, personal, and community resources and supports.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Explain recovery-oriented approaches to providing support.</li></ul>Decrease their mental health-related stigma<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="">Explain mental health stigma, including self-stigma, public stigma and structural stigma.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 4px 0px 0px;">Recognize stigmatizing language and practice respectful alternatives.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; 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Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for Mental Health First Aid Certification Training. We appreciate your interest in building mental health awareness and supporting a healthier, more compassionate community. Your participation helps strengthen our shared commitment to mental wellness. Thank you for being part of this important learning experience.&nbsp;

Overview Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification is for designated mental health first aid responders or sectors requiring credentials. Participants will learn how to...<ul><li>Distinguish between mental health, mental illness, and mental health conditions.</li><li>Recognize indicators of mental health across the continuum (optimal, declining, poor).</li><li>Understand key information about mental health disorders in Canada.</li><li>Identify factors influencing mental health positively and negatively.</li><li>Explain the Two Continua Model of mental health</li></ul>Improve their confidence to provide help<ul><li>Apply the ALGES framework in scenarios of declining mental health and crisis.</li><li>Identify barriers to providing mental health firs aid and how to overcome them.</li><li>Ask effective questions to initiate supportive conversations.</li><li>Demonstrate empathy and effective listening skills in supportive interactions.</li><li>Communicate non-judgmentally using verbal and non-verbal skills.</li><li>Provide reassurance and appropriate information in supportive conversations.</li><li>Develop a list of professional, personal, and community resources and supports.</li><li>Explain recovery-oriented approaches to providing support.</li></ul>Decrease their mental health-related stigma<ul><li>Explain mental health stigma, including self-stigma, public stigma and structural stigma.</li><li>Recognize stigmatizing language and practice respectful alternatives.</li><li>Reflect on personal attitudes and biases that contribute to stigma.</li><li>Understand risks and limitations associated with diagnostic labeling.</li><li>Identify practical strategies to challenge and reduce stigma.</li></ul>Enhance their mental health<ul><li>Identify personal self-care strategies using the Three Pillars of Self-Care: reflective, purposeful, and boundaries. </li><li>Recognize when self-care is needed as a Mental Health First Aiders and how to integrate it into daily life. </li><li>Commit to intentional self-care actions to maintain personal well-being as Mental Health First Aider. </li></ul><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1780586728/wysiwyg/c9ecbgsc1zfzwpantqbg.jpg" style="width:473px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />

Canadian Mental Health Association - Sudbury/Manitoulin

MHFA - CERTIFICATION (2 DAYS | Tues, Sept 15 & Wed, Sept 16 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

111 Elm St

Tuesday, Sep15, 16 9:00 AM

$350