Keep Your MHFA Accreditation Current
Enrol in a Refresher Course!
Join the Standard MHFA Refresher Course and Stay Updated to Support Those in Need at Work or in the Community!
The Importance of Continual Learning
If you’ve completed a Mental Health First Aid® (MHFA®) course, you’re in good company. Close to 1 million Australians have undertaken some form of Mental Health First Aid training, and our current network of MHFAiders™ extends to every state and territory. Their training and knowledge are vital contributions to the mental health and suicide safety of our communities.
Staying informed and practicing our skills is important for anything we want to excel at. Continual learning enables us to maintain our knowledge, build on our skills, and boost our confidence. As an MHFAider, this means completing an MHFA Refresher Course to keep your training and accreditation up to date.
Is It Time for You to Refresh Your Skills?
Criteria:
- You completed any full 2-Day MHFA course within the last 3 years.
- You completed your course face-to-face, blended, or online.
- You completed the accreditation assessment to become an MHFAider.
- You want your skills and accreditation to stay current, practical, and recognised.
Imagine the Benefits of Being Fully Refreshed
Imagine a world where you have the confidence and knowledge to step in and provide crucial mental health support whenever it’s needed. With your MHFA skills fully refreshed, you’ll feel empowered to make a difference, whether it’s in your workplace, community, or among friends and family. No longer will you feel uncertain about how to handle mental health crises or support someone in distress. Instead, you’ll be armed with up-to-date techniques and a renewed sense of purpose, ready to contribute to a safer, more supportive environment for everyone.
Introducing the Standard MHFA Refresher Course
Our course is designed to reinforce your existing MHFA skills and update you with the latest practices in mental health first aid. Through engaging content and practical exercises, you’ll regain your confidence and be ready to assist those in crisis effectively.
Benefits of Our Standard MHFA Refresher Course
- Stay Current: Keep up-to-date with the latest MHFA techniques and practices.
- Refresh Knowledge: Reinforce what you learned in your initial MHFA training.
- Boost Confidence: Regain the confidence to provide mental health support.
- Interactive Learning: Engage with practical exercises and real-life scenarios.
- Accreditation Renewal: Maintain your status as a certified MHFAider.
- Flexible Schedule: Convenient online sessions to fit your busy lifestyle.
- Expert Instructor: Learn from an experienced Principal Master MHFA trainer.
- Support Network: Connect with other MHFAiders and build your support network.
Additional Benefits
- Comprehensive Modules: Covering all essential MHFA skills.
- Updated Materials: Access to the latest MHFA resources.
- Ongoing Support: Post-course support to help you implement what you've learned.
- Real-Life Applications: Learn through practical, real-life case studies.
- Renewed Certification: Get recertified and continue your journey as an MHFAider.
- Engaging Content: Interactive and engaging course materials.
- Personal Growth: Enhance your personal and professional development.
- Immediate Impact: Make an immediate impact in your community.
Why Is the Refresher Course Important?
- Continual Learning: Continual learning is a cornerstone of quality education and training.
- Knowledge Retention: Studies show that elements of learned knowledge can decrease over time but can be reinforced for greater long-term retention.
- Accreditation: Completing a refresher is a requirement to maintaining a formally recognized MHFAider Accreditation. It will extend your accreditation for a further 3 years.
- Safety: Ensuring people have up-to-date knowledge and skills is essential for the safety of participants, communities, and the people they support.
- Skill Building: Refresher content builds on an existing knowledge base and skillset with revision and the opportunity to enhance understanding and hone skills.
- Real World Application: Refreshers boost participant confidence to apply what has been learned in the real world.
- Professional Development: Refresher training contributes to Professional Development (CPD) – often recognised or required by employers.
- Valued by Employers: Current and accredited MHFA training is valued by employers and employees as a respected and useful resource.
- Efficient and Effective: It is more efficient (time and cost) and effective to refresh your training than letting accreditation lapse and starting again.
- Currency: The world and our environments are ever-changing – refresher training allows for current topical discussions and examples utilizing our sound evidence base and the latest available delivery techniques.
- We need You! MHFA believes in maintaining positive, active engagement with our MHFAiders as a valued part of our network.
Refresher Courses Available Online
Australia Wide
Online:
- 5-hour Standard Mental Health First Aid Refresher Course
- 5-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid Refresher Course
Please note: Since 2021 (due to COVID-19 and for the convenience of our participants) many refresher courses are being delivered online.
Which Course You Should Take:
The course available to you will depend on the currency of your accreditation and the course you initially took.
The course you took:
- Standard or Older Person: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Standard
- Blended or Blended Online Workplace: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Standard
- Blended or Blended Online Community: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Standard
- Blended Online Financial Services Professionals: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Standard
- Blended for the Legal Profession: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Standard
- Blended or Blended Online Pharmacy: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Standard
- Blended or Blended Online Tertiary: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Standard or Youth
- Youth: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Youth
- Blended or Blended Online Youth: 4-hour face-to-face or 5-hour online Youth
- AMHFA: 4-hour face-to-face AMHFA
- Blended Online AMHFA Community: 4-hour face-to-face AMHFA
To check your accreditation expiry date, refer to the date on your last certificate or contact MHFA Australia directly at mhfa@mhfa.com.au or +61 3 9079 0200. Once you have obtained your expiry date, BOOK NOW! If you already know your expiry date, go ahead and click the button below to choose a date and BOOK NOW!
10 Tips for Making Refresher Training Count:
Check when your initial training was completed – make sure it was within the last 3 years and enroll in an MHFA Refresher Course before your current accreditation lapses.
Make sure you completed the MHFA course accreditation assessment to become a recognized MHFAider. If you didn’t, but you completed training within the last 3 years you can still do it – Take the assessment via the link in your account dashboard here. (Login required)
Check which course applies to you based on your initial training. The table above can help. If you are not sure, contact our training team on [insert preferred contacts].
Consider setting yourself a calendar reminder for when your refresher is due – ensure you allow enough time to enrol and attend.
Keep an eye out for reminder updates from us – this means we need your latest contact details. Sometimes people move workplaces or change email addresses and reminders can be missed. If you need to update your contact details, email mhfa@mhfa.com.au.
Consider the timing and environment that will be best for undertaking your refresher training. You need the right time and space to make the most of your learning without interruptions.
If you are responsible for maintaining professional development or accreditations in your workplace, community organisation, or school, then consider including MHFA Refresher courses in your regular training cycle.
Remember to include your MHFA training and accreditation where it helps you be recognised for your valuable skills and knowledge, e.g., on your resume/CV, or with your employer as professional development.
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If it’s time, enrol in refresher training today!
How to Book Your Course
Check Your Accreditation: Ensure your MHFA accreditation is current by checking the date on your last certificate.
Contact MHFA Australia: If your accreditation has expired within the last 3 months, contact MHFA Australia to request an extension. Email mhfa@mhfa.com.au or call +61 3 9079 0200.
Select Your Course Date: Choose a convenient date for your refresher course from our available options.
Complete Your Booking: Fill in your name, email, accreditation details, expiry date, and preferred course date.
Make Payment: Secure your spot by paying upfront through our secure payment gateway.
Receive Confirmation: After booking, you will receive a confirmation email with the course details, Zoom link, and any necessary activity documents.
