What is the instructor
training course?
This is a five day course that accredits
suitable candidates to conduct the mental
health first aid course.
Who can become an
instructor?
The selection criteria are:
- good teaching and communication skills
- good knowledge about mental illnesses
and treatments
- favourable attitude towards people with
mental health problems
- good interpersonal skills
- personal or professional experience with
people with mental health problems
- good knowledge of mental health and community
services
- enthusiasm to reduce stigma associated
with mental illness
- good support systems either at work or
home
A selected trainee MHFA instructor maybe
either self funded or sponsored by an organisation
such as an employer.
How can I become
an instructor?
There are five steps to become and accredited
instructor:
- Submit a successful application for
an instructor training course
- Be assessed by the trainer of instructors
for your course at the end of day three
of the instructor training program. This
assessment is based on observation of
your communication skills, knowledge and
attitudes.
- Give a successful presentation for
45 minutes on a selected module on day
five of the course. You will be informed
o your topic on day three.
- Sign and return and acknowledgement
of the copyright materials and standardisation
of the mental health program.
- Pay a fee of R20, 000 for the training
and accreditation.
Delivery Model
The fee will entitle participants to receive
instructor teaching kit including DVDs and
resource material. Instructors are responsible
for purchasing course material from the
administrator for all participants attending
the metal health first aid program.
Once trained the instructors are required
to supply details of all courses that they
deliver and details of participants who
receive training via the web to the administrator.
This enables certificates to be supplied
and ensures consistent quality of delivery.
Participants to the mental health first
aid program will be requested to supply
feedback and may be contacted at a later
date by the administrator to evaluate the
program.
To remain an accredited instructor you
are required to conduct at least three mental
health first aid courses per year and attend
a refresher course annually.
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