Tue 03 June 2025 6:00 PM - Tue 10 June 2025 8:30 PM
Online Mental Health First Aid
The Standard MHFA course equips adults with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognise, understand and respond to a friend, family member, co-worker, or another adult, experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Gain a basic understanding of common mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, psychosis, and suicidal thoughts or behaviours.
- Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of various mental health issues, including changes in behaviour, mood, thoughts, and feelings.
- Develop skills to provide initial support and assistance to someone experiencing a mental health crisis or emotional distress, including effective communication techniques, active listening, and crisis de-escalation strategies.
- Learn how to assess the risk of harm to oneself or others in a mental health crisis situation, including suicide risk assessment, and how to respond appropriately to mitigate these risks.
- Gain knowledge of available mental health resources and services and learn how to encourage individuals to seek professional help and support from appropriate sources.
Presented by Dr Katy Theodore
CPD hours: 12 clinical hour
Program outline:
Blended Online Delivery
Course Component 1 - Self-paced eLearning component (5-7 hours to complete). eLearning must be completed before attending facilitated sessions with instructor.
Course Component 2 - Instructor-led facilitated sessions using Zoom video conferencing (2 x 2.5-hour sessions). Zoom links will only be sent after completion of eLearning.
- 1st video conferencing session Tuesday, 3 June (6:00pm-8:30pm)
- 2nd video conferencing session proposed for 10 June (6:00pm-8:30pm)
FULLY BOOKED
Schedule
Program outline:
Blended Online Delivery
Course Component 1 - Self-paced eLearning component (5-7 hours to complete). eLearning must be completed before attending facilitated sessions with instructor.
Course Component 2 - Instructor-led facilitated sessions using Zoom video conferencing (2 x 2.5-hour sessions). Zoom links will only be sent after completion of eLearning.
- 1st video conferencing session Tuesday, 3 June (6:00-8:30pm)
- 2nd video conferencing session proposed for 10 June (6:00pm-8:30pm)
Speakers
Dr Katy Theodore (she/her) 
Dr Theodore graduated 15 years ago and has had numerous adventures working as a dentist in a variety of sectors and settings, including regional Queensland and New South Wales, rural Tasmania, remote communities in the Northern Territory as well as metropolitan and regional Victoria – and three years in the Integrated Special Needs Department at the Dental Hospital in Carlton. KT is currently very much enjoying her non-clinical role at the Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch as Advocacy Lead.
