Training Courses
Mental Health First Aid (Adult) Refresher
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Target Group:
Delegates who have attended Mental Health First Aid training within the last three years.
Course Aims:
A one day refresher on mental health first aid for those who have attended the full course within the last three years.
Intended Impact:
By the end of this course you will:
• Recognise the main signs and symptoms of common mental health issues
• Provide initial support
• Guide a person towards appropriate professional support
• Be mindful of your own wellbeing
• Develop an understanding of how you can create and maintain a healthier workforce or community
Prerequisites:
A course book is provided but additional websites may be useful:
http://www.mhfaengland.org
www.dh.gov.uk
www.nimhe.csip.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/health
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
www.mental-health.com
www.rcpsych.org.uk
https://www.mind.org.uk/
www.nhs.uk/
https://www.england.nhs.uk/
Notes:
Important information:
All attendees will receive a workbook. Other resources and can be found at the bottom of the course page, click on the link below to see what is available:
Course: Mental Health First Aid (Adult) Refresher (learningpool.com)
This certificate is valid for 3 years from the date the certificate is issued at which time learners would be required to re-attend the training.
Isle of Wight Council Staff (non-schools) Only:
2021 Update: As a responsible employer, staff will be expected attend the relevant refresher training for their certificate prior to reaching their expiry date. If the member of staff does not retrain before the expiry date on their current certificate, they are no longer considered competent to act as a mental health first-aider in the workplace until the full, 2-day Mental Health First Aid (Adult) course is attended (re-attendance on the full course is required if you have passed your expiry date, staff can only attend the refresher course prior to their certificate expiring). However, as part of the Mental Health First Aider role, staff should be aware of and maintaining the training needs to fulfil the role; re-attendance on the full course will therefore be at the discretion of Learning and Development/Health and Safety.
As mentioned above, this qualification is valid for 3 years from the date the certificate is issued at which time learners would be required to attend the relevant refresher training.
If you have any queries about the refresher routes, please email us on learning.development@iow.gov.uk
Dates:
17/10/2024
05/03/2025
11/06/2025
11/11/2025
23/02/2026
Isle of Wight Council employees should book via the Learning Hub. External delegates can book by completing the online application form
Course Trainer:
Kate Golding
Trainer Biography:
Kate qualified as a general nurse in 1998 and spent the next six years working in Accident and Emergency and prison nursing. In 2000, Kate completed a BSc Psychology and has gone on to study for a MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice at The University of Southampton. Kate has taught health and social care and psychology and continues to work privately as a training consultant in the area of infant, child, adolescent and adult mental health. Kate was seconded from CAMHS for eight years to various settings including early years, schools and forensics. In addition to this, Kate was one of the leads for the targeted mental health in schools project on the Isle of Wight.
Kate worked as a Consultant Nurse for the Autism Diagnostic Research Centre where she was commissioned to undertake autism diagnoses. Following this, Kate set up and led a service for children with life shortening conditions at Mountbatten hospice. Working alongside the team of educational and clinical psychologists at Bridges for Learning as a Consultant Nurse, Kate continues to work in the core MDT providing autism assessment.
Kate has provided clinical supervision for psychologists, nurses and social workers and currently, Kate provides clinical supervision for a large setting with patients who have profound and complex needs.
Kate is a trainer for nurture training and youth and adult mental health first aid among other bespoke packages around mental health and emotional wellbeing. Kate has trained regularly for local authorities, NHS, The Prince’s Trust, Oxford Brookes University, MIND, schools, foster care teams, foster carers, children’s homes, early years, housing associations, police, social care, charity staff, SEN, CITB and many more including at the Houses of Parliament. Feedback is always excellent and the attendees often comment about Kate’s engaging delivery style, expert knowledge and say as well as having learnt masses of information, they have had a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Kate always gets asked to return and deliver more training.
In 2019 Kate was one of the authors for the MHFA England Youth half day aware course, manual and workbook.
2020 brought Covid 19 and Kate was asked to do a piece of work for NHS England, Homeless Link and MHFA England delivering lots of training to a range of professionals and volunteers supporting rough sleepers and the homeless.
Kate has a special interest in children and adults who have experienced emotional trauma and continues to work with child patients and their families in private practice.
Date: 05 March 2025
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Date: 11 June 2025
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Date: 11 November 2025
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Date: 23 February 2026
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Venue:The Learning Centre, Westridge, Brading Road, Ryde IOW PO33 1QS
Cost:Fully funded by Public Health