Mental Health First Aid Course Oxford
You know how to bandage a cut, treat a burn or call for help when someone needs first aid. But would you know what to do if that person were experiencing mentally ill health and needed support?
Be the Right Help at the Right Time
We all have ups and downs in our mental health and wellbeing but sometimes, environment and circumstance can lead us to lose our balance. Even so, many of us don’t know how to support colleagues, friends or family members experiencing a mental health issue.
At Oxford CBT our Mental Health First Aid course teaches you all the information needed such as what to look for, do and say. You are then able to provide the right support, at the right time.
What is Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)?
At Oxford CBT our Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course teaches people to identify and support colleagues in the workplace who may be experiencing or at risk for a mental health crisis and connect them with the correct employee resources for help.
Three Core Components
- Understanding the realities of mental health
- Recognising the signs of trouble
- Getting Access to Effective Intervention
Mental Health Affects Every Business Workplace
Mental health problems cost the UK economy at least £117.9 billion annually according to a new report published by Mental Health Foundation and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
New mental health research and information from Deloitte has revealed that the total annual cost of poor mental health to employers has increased by 25% since 2019, now totalling between £53-56 billion in 2020-21 compared to £45bn in 2019.
Better Support at Work = Better Work
- At any one time, one in six people of the working-age population of Britain experience symptoms associated with mental ill health.
- 50% of employees have experienced at least one characteristic of burn out due to greater job demands and expectations, lack of social interaction and lack of boundaries between work and home life.
- Almost half of workers (46%) say they’ve worked in recent months despite not feeling physically or mentally well enough to perform their duties.
The cost of mental ill health for employers
- Mental ill health costs UK employers approximately £56 billion each year.
- Annual cost of presenteeism: approx. £28 billion
- Annual cost of staff turnover: approx. £22 billion
- Annual cost of absenteeism: approx. £6 billion
For every £1 spent by employers on mental health interventions, employers could get back £5.30 in reduced absence, presenteeism, and staff turnover.
Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Your Business
Oxford CBT’s 2-Day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training courses ensure that every participant comes away with the five skills key to spotting and managing a potential mental health event.
Assess the situation.
Encourage self help.
Listen non-judgmentally.
Encourage professional help.
Give reassurance and information.
Mental Health First Aid Courses have long term benefits to your organisation as well.
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Reduced Mental Health Stigma
Increased mental health literacy across your team. -
Mental & Physical Wellbeing
Healthy employees make for healthy workplaces. -
A Team of First Responders
Employees and managers who know what to look for, do and say.
Begin your
wellness journey
Get in touch with us and we will assess your needs and expertly pair you with the right clinician and services to get you on the path to embracing life.
Already have an idea of your condition? Take a self-assessment screening for our clinicians to further evaluate.
What Our Patients Have To Say
Highly recommend Oxford CBT. Deepika was incredibly helpful when it came to invoices for insurance, and changing between in-person and online sessions. My weekly sessions with Ellie were always positive, she always validated my feelings and provided me with techniques to reach my therapy goals. She is brilliant, and I would recommend her to anyone who is looking for help.
Can't speak highly enough of Oxford CBT. The booking/rearrangement process has been updated to be really easy, and the flexibility to be online or in-person is invaluable. I worked on my struggles with depression and anxiety with Ellen and then more extensively with Ellie and she helped me so much, even just session-to-session she's so friendly and warm and validating, I could laugh with her just as often as I could cry. When I started CBT I wasn't convinced that it would work but with the patience of Ellen and Ellie, I'm doing so much better. Thank you so much to them and to Oxford CBT.
It was very easy to book sessions. Jennifer was a great therapist, every session with her was great and really helped me. She was kind and caring and knowledgeable. All the things she gave me to help, worked, and I still use them now when I need to. CBT really helped me and I would highly recommend Oxford CBT.
I have just completed a final phase of therapy. It has been hard work but so beneficial. The schema therapy knowledge that Tom used has given me a much better insight into how my childhood has impacted me as an adult and given me freedom from the past and the ability to move on. Tom's unfailing encouragement and empathy kept me going on the difficult journey. I would recommend to anyone.
I started doing weekly CBT sessions with Ellie in September 2020 at a time when I was suffering badly from insomnia and was looking for help dealing with anxiety and racing thoughts at night. Although we never met in person but only over Zoom, I felt as though Ellie and I had some really good conversations. She's an immensely sympathetic and caring person and she also has a good sense of humour. She really tried hard to help me talk through my problems and to give me CBT-based strategies for dealing with stress. I'd recommend her to anyone.
I had my therapy sessions with Adam Lacey. He is just amazing. He has empowered me to be more in touch with myself and more true to my values. He has helped me to understand the matrix through which I see the world, in order to change it accordingly to what I really believe in and to what I find more useful in this moment of my life. He has helped to develop my compassionate side both towards myself and towards others. We’ve worked together on self criticism and self confidence. I felt Adam kept adapting the sessions according to my needs, mixing up different styles and supporting me holistically. I also brought to him themes that might be less common for therapists (such as polyamory) and he has made me feel welcomed, safe and supported.Skype sessions worked perfectly fine. Adam has been able to create a connection and make me feel completely comfortable with the online sessions.
