Course detail: Youth Mental Health First Aid

Course Description: 
Youth Mental Health First Aid is an early intervention public education program. It teaches adults how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen non-judgmentally and give reassurance to a youth who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and how to refer a person to appropriate professional support and services. 

Core Competency: 
  • Participants will be able to decide upon prescribed courses of action or techniques that will provide a greater level of safety in a school environment, event or situation. 
Course Objectives: 
By the end of the course, participants will be able to: 
  • Describe the purpose of Youth Mental Health First Aid and the role of the Youth Mental Health First Aider. 
  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact youth. 
  • Explain the impact of traumatic experiences and the role of resilience on adolescent development. 
  • Apply the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to non-crisis situations. 
  • Apply the appropriate steps of the YMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to crisis situations. Choose appropriate methods for self-care following the application of Youth Mental Health First Aid in a crisis or non-crisis situation. 
Instructional Methods: 
  • LecturePractical Exercises 
Who Should Attend: 
  • SRO's and those who respond to school settings 
Course Requirements: 
  • Pre-test/Survey 
  • 100% Attendance 
  • Laptop/iPad
If you plan on lodging on campus, you will need to contact Sarah Torres at sltorres@kletc.org. Please note that there will be no cafeteria service. You will need to go off campus to eat.

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