Mental Health First Aid
Training to be held at the following address:
RDNS SA
Level 4, 1 Richmond Road, Keswick
First aid is the help given to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained. Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.
This 2 day short course is intended to enable participants to recognise the symptoms, causes and evidence-based treatments for:
• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Psychosis and
• Substance use disorder
It also addresses the possible crisis situations arising from these mental health problems and steps to help. The crisis situations include a person who is:
• Feeling suicidal
• A person having a panic attack
• A person who has had a recent traumatic experience
• A person who is acutely psychotic and perceived to be threatening violence and
• A person who has overdosed
Although crises are dramatic consequences of mental health problems, it is better to intervene early before such crises develop, therefore the emphasis in this course is the need for early intervention for mental disorders as they are developing.
About the Presenter:
Andy Kelly, MACMHN
RN, MHN, DipPsychNsg, BNsg, GradDipHlthCouns, CertT&L, GradDipEd(AVWL), DipJourn, Cert4TAA, MHFAAccred.
Andy Kelly is a Credentialed Mental Health Nurse and an Advanced Clinical Practice Consultant in Mental Health & Dementia care for the Royal District Nursing Service in South Australia and for YourLife in Queensland and New South Wales.
He is an experienced nurse and teacher and is a consultant on the management of challenging client-related behaviours to the Community, Health and Aged Care services industry in South Australia and interstate. He presents workshops and seminars throughout Australia on various care and service-related topics. Andy has lectured for TAFESA at certificates 3 and 4 and Diploma level in Community Services & Health programs and in several universities in undergraduate nursing and paramedical studies programs.
Andy is a previous winner of the SA Government Nursing Excellence Award and been twice nominated for the Margaret Tobin Award for mental health service excellence.
Andy is an accredited Mental Health First Aid trainer and regularly presents at health related conferences around Australia on topics related to health and care service.
Cost:
$250
Printable Version: Mental Health First Aid 2012
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Telephone: 1300 364 264
Email: education@rdns.org.au
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