Occupational Mental Health First Aider Course

A Half Day Program

Overview

There is a difference between mental health and mental illness. Just as we all desire to be physical healthy, we equally want to feel healthy mentally to.

At workplaces, mental health has become a top priority as organisations recognise that when people feel stressed, anxious, depressed, etc, they frequently under-perform and/or go on medical/emergency leave.

In line with the Malaysian government’s initiative to ensure healthier workplaces, it is targeted that every workplace should have a pool of employees who are capable of functioning as an occupational mental health first aider.

The role of an occupational mental health first aider is not to serve as a psychiatrist or psychologist but to:

a) Recognise tell-tale signs that an employee may be experiencing a mental

health challenge

b) be there for the employee who is experiencing a mental health challenge

c) help the employee achieve a calmer emotional state, before

d) helping coordinate the employee with resources such as counsellors and

trained medical professionals.

This half day program will equip you with the skills you need to function as an

occupational mental health first aider within your organisation.

Agenda

9.00am – 11 am

Core Skills of an Occupational Mental Health First Aider

• Differentiating mental health from mental illness

• Signs that your employee may be experiencing a mental health challenge

• The key skills of an occupational mental health first aider

• Understanding why we sometimes fall prone to negative thinking and

  how to overcome it

  
  

11. 15 am to 1 pm

How to Manage Situations Involving a Mental Health

Challenge

• The 3 step process to managing a mental health challenge

• Using the P.A.L.M. method to calm a person experiencing heavy

  emotions

• The critical importance of being able to be an ‘active listener’

• Effective questions to help a person discover the root cause of his/her

  mental health issue

• Connecting the employee with the right resources and medical help

Contact Us

Phone: +603-4266 9191

Whatsapp: 018 978 3042

Email: rowena@lshumancapital.com or suha@lshumancapital.com for a full training agenda and proposal