Recognise, Support, Signpost: Mental Health First Aid in Ascot
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training, a Windsor-based first aid and fire safety training company, delivers mental health first aid training at premises in Ascot and across five counties. Mental health first aid teaches people to recognise the signs, start a supportive conversation and signpost professional help, without diagnosing or treating.
What does mental health first aid training involve?
It is about spotting when a colleague is struggling, opening a supportive conversation and pointing towards the right support. Nobody is trained to diagnose or treat. Listening without judgement, stigma and self-care are on the syllabus.
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training runs it from a half-day awareness session up to a two-day first aider course. Sessions run in your own building, which helps people engage with sensitive material.
How do I become a Mental Health First Aider?
By completing a mental health first aider course, which teaches you to recognise the signs, start a supportive conversation and signpost help. The two-day mental health first aider course from Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training is delivered on site.
Does a fire warden have to be trained?
In England and Wales the Regulatory Reform (Fire fire warden training Maidenhead Safety) Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person to train staff who have a fire-safety role. That means a nominated warden needs proper training.
The responsible person is usually the employer, or whoever controls the premises. There is no single number; floors, layout, people and risk all decide it. Take this as general guidance, not a legal opinion.
What is Mental Health First Aid training?
It is training in recognising the signs of mental health difficulties, holding a supportive conversation, listening without judgement and signposting professional help. It does not involve diagnosing or treating anybody.
Which areas are covered?
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training operates from a Windsor base, with trainers travelling across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey. Ascot is covered, as are Windsor, Slough, Maidenhead and Reading.
Every course on the list can be delivered at your premises anywhere in the five counties. If you are close but not listed, ask, because the answer is often yes.
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training is based in Windsor and delivers courses on site in Ascot and across five counties. The number is 07771 680794; quotes are free.
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training
70 Fountain Gardens, Windsor SL4 3SX, United Kingdom
Phone: 07771 680794
Website: www.aim2aid.co.uk
Based in Windsor, training on site across five counties.