Mental health awareness
Learn how to recognise, respond and refer when working with someone who may have mental health concerns.
The Mental Health Literacy (MH-Literacy) course is a mental health awareness training program designed to enable participants to recognise, respond and refer when working with someone who may have a mental health problem. There is also a module on self-care to ensure that participants take responsibility for their own well-being.
Topics covered include:
Recognise
- What is mental illness?
- Impact and prevalence of mental illness in Australia.
- Experiences of people with mental illness.
- Treatments for mental illness.
- Recovery.
Respond
- Interacting with people with mental illness.
- Appropriate language and terminology.
- How to listen and support including the skills of active listening; summarising; and open and closed questioning.
- Check safety, including asking about suicide.
Refer
- Appropriate referrals.
- How to make a referral.
Self-care
- Tips and tools for self-care.
Format
This workshop has a blended delivery:
- Two-hour, self-paced eLearning through the Go1 Platform.
- Four-hour, face-to-face or virtual workshop.
Resources: Printed copy of slides and relevant handouts.
Course brochure