Mental Health First Aid Wales Reviews

Loved the instuctors approach , appreciated both the content and the presentation , enjoyed the personal experience disclosures from people and loved the fact that this was enxcouraged by the instructor Would like to see a more advanced course built on to this

David the trainer was very professional, and also funny,which made the course more relaxing and enjoyable, plus david had been through issues of his own,which made the contact between us the students and teacher more real,i personally learnt alot about mental health and the stigma attached to mental health illnesses, the course has made me a more confident person in approaching someone with possible mental health illnesses, and i have no qualms about putting the skills and modules I've learnt into good pratice,overall the course was excellent and knowledgeable, and dave was brilliant and non judgemental 😀

Very well organised and delivered - thank you :)

Excellent course, which I found very thorough and interesting. The interactive elements were very useful. I would just suggest that with scenarios, there would be more info on their young person's initial response to you approaching them....as I feel you could go into more depth with the ALGEE

Very thought provoking. The only thing that would have made it better would be to have a hard copy of the manual, so you could refer back to it easily, during the webinars to reinforce the discussions. I would definitely recommend to colleagues / friends.

Instructor was brilliant, she presented the course amazing and i felt i could ask her any questions and she made me feel no question was a silly question.

It was a brilliant and powerful course to attend. The instructor was very good and made everyone at ease.

I really enjoyed the course and absolutely feel it will benefit me personally and in my occupation. I really value the tutor sharing lived experiences and opportunities for the group to bring in personal discussions to relate the information to real life situations. This course would only be better if it could be delivered in a classroom environment for me, as I prefer to learn in this way. But otherwise I have had a great experience and think the online self study is easy to use.

Really enjoyed this course. Very informative and I learned a lot. Andrew's teaching style was excellent and I felt very comfortable contributing and working with the group as a result. Would recommend to anyone as I think this course teaches very important life skills that translate into every area of work and home life. Thank you.

Hugely important course that should be part of our essential skills, perhaps with an introductory version for schools? User-friendly online version of the course highlighting key points that linked well with the MHFA manual. Nicely broken down into modules allowing time to absorb key learnings. Andrew Dugmore was an excellent and knowledgeable instructor, providing adequate time for conversation, questions and reflection on each topic. Hearing about his personal experience of schizophrenia was also hugely beneficial and helped us understand the subject in more detail and with empathy. From a personal angle, I feel much more informed and confident to be able to approach, assess and assist with people managing various mental health conditions and from the angle of running a social enterprise (lifeseeker.wales) that supports people to manage their mental health, it has provided much food for thought and further fuelled my passion to assist with reducing the stigma that is slowly being broken down thanks to great work like this. Thank you MFHA Wales! Sally Boyton