CHC Mental Health First Aid 10-29-2024
This program Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues. Mental Health First Aid helps the learner to best assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. The Mental Health First Aid course, educates the learner about risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
Target Audience
UPMC Health Plan Community Health Choices Staff
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss the Mental Health First Aid intervention model
2. Discuss the steps of ALGEE: Mental Health Action Planning
3. Discuss application of the Mental Health Action Plan during mental health crisis situations, and self-care planning for the mental health first aider
Program begins at 8:00am and adjourns at 3:30pm Total Education Time: 6.5 Hours
Time | Content | Presenter |
8:00am-9:00am | Review the Mental Health First Aid model, in addition to an overview of mental health and mental disorders. | Michael Connell, MS Brittany Chapman, LSW,NBC-HWC |
9:00am-9:30am | Review content from the Mental Health First Aid self-paced modules | Michael Connell, MS Brittany Chapman, LSW,NBC-HWC |
9:30am-10:30am | Teach the steps of ALGEE: Mental Health Action Plan | Michael Connell, MS Brittany Chapman, LSW,NBC-HWC |
10:30am-11:30am | Review early signs and symptoms of mental health challenges | Michael Connell, MS Brittany Chapman, LSW,NBC-HWC |
11:30am-12:30pm | Lunch Break | NA |
12:30pm-1:30pm | Review worsening signs and symptoms of mental health | Michael Connell, MS Brittany Chapman, LSW,NBC-HWC |
1:30pm-3:30pm | Review the application of mental health first aid for crisis situations and self-care planning for the mental health first aider | Michael Connell, MS Brittany Chapman, LSW,NBC-HWC |
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CCM CE are not offered for this educational activity.
This activity is eligible for endorsed credit for UPMC Health Plan EMTs and Paramedics. Complete ETHOS course work, obtain the attendance certificate, and submit to EMS governing body for 6.5 CE credit(s).
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 6.5 continuing education credit(s).
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
NOTE: Paramedic/EMT CE is approved for any activity in which ANCC (nursing CE) is approved. This is per Heather Bogdon and Christie Hempfling
Available Credit
- 6.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 6.50 ASWB
- 6.50 Attendance