The Online Mental Health First Aid course is interactive and is delivered through slides, video clips, activities, discussion and case studies, which you will explore as a group to embed learning.
This course is made up of both individual learning activities and a series of live sessions. Individual learning will be based on a combination of videos, workbook activities and reading. This can be done at your own pace in advance of each live session. The live sessions are led by Kay Morgan approved MHFAEngland® Instructors.
Day 1
Live Session 1: 9am ’til 12.30
Live session 2: 1pm ’til 4.30pm
Day 2
Live session 3: 9am ’til 12.30
Live session 4: 1pm ’til 4.30pm
Why train with New Leaf ?
Here are the results of our impact survey held in the Autumn of 2020. All participants who train with us will become part of a wider network of Mental Health First Aiders from different workplaces. You will be kept updated and invited to exclusive events to keep you connected. We have now trained over 600 Mental Health First Aiders.
Train as a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®) and receive three years of certification, plus access to ongoing benefits.
This course is ideal for individuals who would like to become an MHFAider® to gain the knowledge and skills to spot signs of people experiencing poor mental health, be confident to start a conversation and signpost a person to appropriate support.
In addition to the course, you will become part of the largest MHFAider® community in England, gaining access to resources, ongoing learning and 24/7 digital support through our MHFAider Support App®, to give you the tools and knowledge you need to carry out the role effectively and confidently, whether that be in your workplace, a volunteer role, or in the community.
Course outcomes
As an MHFAider® you will be able to:
Everyone who completes this course gets:
Becky was brilliant at checking in on us and making sure we were ok and we all had the safety of dipping out if necessary. I feel honoured to have been given this opportunity and the chance to progress this important topic with such a great support team, with additional support from Becky and PST too.
It is a great course. If I could change anything it would maybe be to add an additional day to cover everything as it is such a big area.
I have learnt so much in the two-day course that I don’t feel disadvantaged, the interaction was good, we still carried out smaller group sessions and I valued the discussions as an entire group. There is a great deal of information to take in, the self-learning before each live session is quite in depth and I really appreciated that the course was not on two consecutive days to enable me to process the information.
Really good course. Thank you
Becky was a fantastic trainer, supremely knowledgeable and very kind and understanding during the training for what is difficult but highly interesting material.
The course was good, covering the full range of mental health conditions over the 2 days, splitting the learning between the coursebook/online self-learning sessions and the live sessions
This has been one of the most interesting courses I have attended.
It is a huge and very important topic and I do feel I still have much to learn and experience to gain but this will come.
The Course Manual is also a brilliant item to reference back to and as there was just so much to take in, I plan to read through this again to embed what I’ve learnt and properly digest it. Becky has also given us many links to go away and review to enhance our knowledge even more and build up our library of references etc.
We use Zoom to deliver the training
It’s recommended that you use Chrome to access the Online Learning Hub.
Please do take a moment to test your tech before joining a session. Make sure that your webcam, microphone and speakers are working so that you can fully participate in the live sessions. Please make sure that you face the camera if you are using more than one screen. If you have not used Zoom before you can access information here
Think about your surroundings and try to be in a comfortable and quiet space. Try to minimise and background noise and reduce possible distractions by turning off your emails and mobile phone. Please have all your learning materials at hand for the live sessions, including a pen, paper and your workbook.
It is important to recognise that this course covers material that you may find emotionally triggering. Your self-care is important and your safety throughout is our priority. Please consider identifying someone who could potentially support you during or after the course if you need it. Please take some time to identify this person before the course starts.
The MHFA England Online Learning Hub is an integrated learning platform that provides a one-stop “hub” for learners. From one login, learners can access, interact with, and complete their learning modules for both their individual learning we use Zoom for our instructor-led live sessions.
It typically takes 15hrs for a learner to complete the course.
Once the Instructor Member confirms you as a delegate on their course you will receive an invitation with a link to the Online Learning Hub as well as login details. Should you have any issues please contact the instructor who will be able assist.
The course consists of four live sessions led by an MHFA England Instructor Member.
You will be able to access the course materials via the Online Learning Hub for three years.
You will also have access to the online Adult MHFA Manual, Workbook and ALGEE card to refer to at any time, including before, during, and after the course.
As a learner, as with any of our courses, you can capture any accessibility needs when you register for a course and this will be shared with your Instructor Member. Your
instructor will then contact you ahead of the course to chat through and agree any adjustments that will support your learning experience.
If you need to chat through any accessibility needs, or need any support at any time, please contact the MHFA England Customer Service team.
Learners are added to the MHFA portal
MHFA England will post out the resource packs which include a workbook, ALGEE card and lanyard
The Learner will receive an automated email 7-10 days in advance of the course delivery which will provide instructions on how to download and access the MHFAider Support App as well as reminding them of the MHFA 3 year support package
Mandy will email Learners 7 days before course delivery the joining instructions and inviting Learners to create an Enabley Online Learning Hub account long with Zoom details
When the Learner accesses the Enabley Hub, they will receive an email asking them to click ‘Get Started’
After the training has been completed, the Learner receives two emails from MHFA England:
You need to make sure you can access Zoom and the Enabley hub.
You will need to attend all four live sessions BEFORE you can be marked as completed by your Instructor, to receive your MHFA England certificate. You will need to negotiate with your Instructor Member to attend any live sessions you missed this will incur additional costs.
The ‘hard-copy’ materials such as workbook will be posted directly to the address you provide when signing up for the course. Your manual will be available via the Enabley hub.
You should receive confirmation from the Instructor Member at least ten days before the first live session of your course takes place.
Your Instructor Member will send you detailed instructions about how to join before your first live session. These will be sent via email with some tips for using Zoom.
If you are not able or comfortable to participate in the course with your camera on, then this online version of our Mental Health First Aid course is not the right one for you.
There is nothing more important than your wellbeing, and, just like the face-to-face Adult MHFA Two Day course, this course has been designed to ensure a safe environment for learners. One of the key safeguards is to ensure that Instructor Members can see all learners and check for signs of anxiety or distress, which requires all learners to have their cameras turned on for live sessions.
The MHFA England Online Learning Hub works best when learners use Google Chrome as their internet browser. However, the hub can be used on Firefox and Edge, provided they are the most up to date versions of these browsers. The Online Learning Hub is compatible with Apple Mac, although not yet with Safari (coming soon). To ensure the best learning experience, we do not currently recommend connecting via tablet/iPad.
To ensure you have the best experience, we recommend checking your system requirements ahead of time.
System Requirements
In order to ensure a high-quality experience, your computer/phone/tablet and internet connection speed should meet the following recommended system requirements.
Overview
Internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE)
Speakers and microphone* – built-in, USB plug-in, or wireless Bluetooth
Webcam* – built-in, USB plug-in
*Webcam and microphone are only required for those speaking and broadcasting video.
Windows
To use the web platform, you’ll need:
To use on Mac, you’ll need:
To use on Linux, you’ll need:
Ubuntu 12.04, Mint 17.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4, Oracle Linux 6.4, CentOS 6.4, Fedora 21, OpenSUSE 13.2, ArchLinux (64-bit only)
Chrome, Firefox
Intel Pentium 4 processor Chrome OS
Works directly through the Chrome browser on laptops and tablets utilizing Chrome OS (Chromebooks).
Chrome
2GB Ram
iOS (iPhones and iPads)
To use on iPhone, you’ll need:
To use on iPad, you’ll need:
iPad Mini 3, iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad (2017) or later
Safari
iOS 11 or later Android (phones and tablets)
To use on Android phones or tablets, you’ll need:
Android 4.0 or later
Chrome
Bandwidth Recommendations
The bandwidth is optimised to deliver the best experience based on your network:
Firewall
To participate in a live session, please ensure that the location you are connecting from allows for the streaming and downloading of real time video.
UDP
− TCP: 80, 443
− HTTP: 80, 443
Cookies
Cookies must be enabled in order to use the Online Learning Hub. Extensions or browser configurations that block or disable cookies may prevent participants from joining a live session.
You will be invited to join the live sessions approximately 15 min before the Instructor Member starts the course in the morning. During this time, the instructor will make introductions and take you through what you need to do to get settled, including ensuring the technology is working correctly. This will be for the zoom sessions.
There is nothing more important than your wellbeing, and, just like the face-to-face Adult MHFA Two Day course, this course has been designed to create a safe learning environment for learners, and to ensure that learners are always supported.
Key safety features of the product that support your learner safety are:
You should raise this with the instructor as soon as you have an issue finding anything required for the course. You can do so by messaging them directly or raising it on camera should you feel comfortable doing so.
No, you will not be able to record the sessions as other learners will be present and may be sharing potentially sensitive and personal information. As with all our courses, we encourage open and free discussions and want people to feel secure that these are private and protected conversations.
There would also be a need for GDPR consent from all participants as well as the protection of MHFA England’s intellectual property.
At the end of live session four, your Instructor Member will mark you as having completed the course, and you will receive an automated email with a link to complete a course evaluation survey. Once submitted, you will then be able to download your e- certificate for completing the course.
As the content of the online and face-to-face versions of the Mental Health First Aid course are very similar, you would not need to repeat the course. We do however recommend you attend one of our half day Refresher courses every year, as well as repeating the full Mental Health First Aid course (either online or face-to-face) every three years.
The Online Mental Health First Aid course has been developed to ensure that our proven Mental Health First Aid training can continue to be delivered where social distancing measures may prevent face-to-face delivery. We have taken the time to tailor the learner experience to suit the online environment and are confident that the Online Mental Health First Aid course delivers the same learning outcomes as the face-to-face Adult MHFA Two Day course.
It is not a replacement for our face-to-face classroom based Adult MHFA Two Day course. However, it will be a permanent alternative option for delivery. This course can be delivered where classroom learning may not be possible, or when clients or learners would prefer the alternative accessibility and flexibility of an online course delivering the same learning outcomes.
