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SUMMARY:The AFC - Mental Health First Aid Course
DESCRIPTION:-- What is mental health first aid? --\n\nMental health first
  aid is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decli
 ne in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.\n\nMost people 
 are familiar with CPR and know what to do when they are faced with a car
 diac emergency. However, would you know what to do if you were faced wit
 h someone having a mental health emergency? People are experiencing an o
 verwhelming amount of uncertainty and stress caused by COVID-19 right no
 w, so now more than ever, it can be vital to understand the signs and sy
 mptoms of someone in a mental health crisis and knowing how to help.\n\n
 -- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Virtual Training Course --\n\nThe cour
 se was developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. During the 
 course, the participants will learn how to:\n\n* Recognize signs that a 
 person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a men
 tal health crisis.\n\n* Find and reach out to professional and other sup
 ports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being.\n\n* 
 Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis.\n\n* Use MHFA actions
  to maintain one’s own mental well-being.\n\n-- Course Details --\n\n*
  8 hours of instruction: 2 hours of self-directed study, plus two 3-hour
  virtual classroom sessions.\n\n* Self-study Online Module 1: access lin
 k will be sent to course participants by email after their registration 
 has been processed but not later than 2 weeks before the course start da
 te.\n\n* Virtual Classroom Modules 2 and 3: delivered via Zoom during th
 e dates indicated below.\n\n-- Course Fee --\n\nThe cost to participate 
 in the course is $200 per participant. Course fees are non-refundable.
 \n\nLimited subsidized spots are available – please get in touch with 
 us directly at riley@afchelps.ca if the cost of the course is prohibit
 ive. We would like to make sure everyone who needs the training can acce
 ss it. Subsidized spots are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
 \n\n-- Course Dates --\n\nParticipants must be available on both dates t
 o complete the course in its entirety.\n\nMHFA Virtual Course – August
  2021\n\n* Tuesday, August 17, 2021; 12 – 4 pm (ET)\n\n* Wednesday, Au
 gust 18, 2021; 12 – 4 pm (ET)\n\nRegister for the August 17 & 18 Cours
 e\n\n \n\n-------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------\n\n-- Meet the Trainer --\n\nChristine Rossi-Wright, BEd, MS
 W, RSW (Ont.)\n\nIn her role as Senior Program Worker at The AFC, Christ
 ine coordinates client intake and applications for emergency financial a
 id, contributes to case review calls with the Board of Directors, and pr
 ovides direct social work support to clients.\n\nPreviously, Christine w
 orked as an Epilepsy Educator, which included advocacy, counselling, and
  coordinating support plans for people with epilepsy; she also has exper
 ience working with survivors of trauma as a residential counsellor. Chri
 stine is a registered social worker and holds a Master of Social Work de
 gree from the University of Windsor.\n\nChristine’s education and expe
 rience is complemented by her previous work as an actor in professional 
 musical theatre and her strong ties to the Toronto arts community.\n
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