Improving

Mental Health in the Workplace

throughout Australia

Welcome to

Mental Health Training Australia

We specialise in providing mental health training programs for organisations striving to create and maintain a culture amongst their staff or members where it’s okay to talk about and then get help for any mental health issues they may be experiencing. Participants in our training leave feeling more equipped to notice when they and others might be struggling with their mental health and how to help source the support they need.

MHTA deliver face-to-face training anywhere in Australia.

More and more employers are realising the enormous benefits of educating their workforce in ways to better support each other, creating a psychologically safe work environment. People left unsupported and mental health issues left unresolved are the leading causes of disability in our workforce. Disability refers to increased time off work, lower productivity, and long term health issues which contribute to poor workplace culture, higher staff turnover, increased worker’s compensation claims. Find out how you can help minimise the impact on you, your team and organisation.

Face-to-Face Mental Health Courses

Mental Health Training Australia deliver face-to-face courses for organisations and businesses across Australia, where we use your training or meeting room to deliver the course.

Mental Health First Aid

This 2 day program provides the skills to help someone developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. First aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.

MHFA Workplace Accreditation

Mental Health First Aid International formally recognises those workplaces that embrace MHFA training and make a commitment to supporting the mental health of their staff.

Youth Mental Health First Aid

This course teaches participants, over two days, how to assist adolescents who are developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis.

MHFA for the Suicidal Person

This is a half-day alertness workshop that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper.

Having the ALGEE Conversation

Become an accredited MHFA’ider is a fantastic start but what is required is regular practice at having conversations using the ALGEE model.

Nutrition & Health Essentials

Through our partnership with the Whole Food Institute we are able to provide training for your staff that will promote their physical wellbeing.

Mental Health Awareness Program

This one day program provides participants with the knowledge necessary to identify when someone may be experiencing the most common mental illnesses and the skills to begin a conversation with that person.

ASIST

This is a 2-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid where participants learn to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and respond in ways that help increase their immediate safety and link them to further help.

SuicideTALK

This 60 to 90 minute program explores beliefs about suicide and suicide awareness. It is intended for all members of a community ages 15 and up.

Resilience Now

Resilience is a much talked about topic – for good reason! Whether we can and how we bounce back when life sends us some inevitable challenges, plays a large role in maintaining our mental health.

Mastering Challenging Interactions

This 1 day program has been specifically designed for staff engaged with customers or clients who may frequently become agitated, distressed or angry.

Why Mental Health Training Australia?

We are experts in the delivery of face to face mental health training offered to participants from a wide variety of organisations including public and private companies, government departments and agencies, high schools, not-for-profit organisations and community groups. Our focus is on delivering training tailored to the specific context and needs of your participants and organisation.

Client Testimonials

Teacher

Strengths include the integration of current literature, discussions of differences between youth & adults as well as between genders and the quality of the manual.

Education Staff

Very informative. Has given an insight into how to help. Very worthwhile, interesting and informative.

Support Worker

I believe this course should be mandatory for all (Government Department) staff, including Management.

Support Worker

Excellent, would be relevant to ALL carers. Strength of course was the detail provided about mental disorders and practical DVDs. Makes you think about your approach towards people living with mental illness.

Support Worker

Very relevant to my job as well as outside of work.

Customer Service Manager

I have gained an understanding of how to communicate effectively with customers and how to deal more effectively with my reactions. It provided a great insight into having an open mind about different situations.

Financial Services Manager

This program gave me the confidence to believe more in myself and acknowledge the feelings of others without being afraid. The environment was open, comfortable and Gerald created a non-confrontational environment that enabled plenty of discussion, including being able to share personal experiences.

Customer Service Officer

A strength of this course is that it provided a chance to hear about different ways of communicating effectively, in a safe environment. It was a great experience. Gerald made it easy to interact and have my say.

HR Officer

Good course, relevant to work and life and a very positive experience. I would like more staff to able to complete this training. Really raised my awareness of mental health and mental illness and cleared up misunderstanding of mental health. A real strength was the presenters knowledge of mental health issues and how he interacted with the group.

Case Worker

The course was excellent, enjoyable and very powerful. Examining the myths and misconceptions about mental illness was a real strength of the two days.

Aged Care Worker

Mental Health First Aid was very relevant to my job and I would recommend it to others. A real strength of the course was the trainers training style, in particular the level of interaction between participants and with the trainer – Gerald was brilliant. Also impressive was the quality of the course manual and activities during the two days