{"id":6512,"date":"2025-06-04T15:13:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T05:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/?p=6512"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T05:43:30","slug":"semester-2-mental-health-first-aid-training-now-open-for-enrolment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2025\/06\/04\/semester-2-mental-health-first-aid-training-now-open-for-enrolment\/","title":{"rendered":"Semester 2 Mental Health First Aid Training \u2013 Now Open for Enrolment!"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>Flinders students can now register for free Mental Health First Aid training in Semester 2, with multiple course formats and dates available at the Bedford Park campus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"462\">\ud83e\udde0 Want to support friends or classmates going through a tough time? Learn practical skills to help someone developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"638\">Flinders students can train to become a <strong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"533\">Mental Health First Aider<\/strong> in Semester 2. This free, evidence-based course is open to all enrolled students and offers two formats:<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"643\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"713\">\ud83d\udcd8 <strong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"711\">Blended Course (Self-paced eLearning + 4-hour workshop)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"823\"><strong data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"745\">Facilitated by Robyn Dwight<\/strong> | Bedford Park Campus<br data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"770\" \/>\ud83d\udccd <em data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"823\">McHugh\u2019s Building (near Car Park 9, South Ridge)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"1187\">\n<li data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"893\">\n<p data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"893\"><strong data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"840\">Course 1:<\/strong> Thurs 17 July | 9:30\u202fAM\u20131:30\u202fPM | Enrol by 18 June<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"964\">\n<p data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"964\"><strong data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"909\">Course 2:<\/strong> Thurs 14 August | 9:30\u202fAM\u20131:30\u202fPM | Enrol by 16 July<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1035\">\n<p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1035\"><strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"980\">Course 3:<\/strong> Thurs 28 August | 9:30\u202fAM\u20131:30\u202fPM | Enrol by 30 July<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1111\">\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1111\"><strong data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1051\">Course 4:<\/strong> Thurs 11 September | 9:30\u202fAM\u20131:30\u202fPM | Enrol by 13 August<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1187\">\n<p data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1187\"><strong data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1127\">Course 5:<\/strong> Thurs 9 October | 9:30\u202fAM\u20131:30\u202fPM | Enrol by 10 September<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1192\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1248\">\ud83e\udded <strong data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1246\">2-Day In-Person Course (No online module)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1341\"><strong data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1281\">Facilitated by Chris O\u2019Grady<\/strong> | Bedford Park Campus<br data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1306\" \/>\ud83d\udccd <em data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1341\">Oasis Student Wellbeing Centre<\/em><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1624\">\n<li data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1432\">\n<p data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1432\"><strong data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1364\">Mid-Year Break:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1367\" \/>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Wed 16 &amp; Wed 23 July | 9:00\u202fAM\u20134:30\u202fPM | Enrol by 11 July<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1530\">\n<p data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1530\"><strong data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1459\">Mid-Semester Break:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1462\" \/>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Wed 24 Sept &amp; Wed 1 Oct | 9:00\u202fAM\u20134:30\u202fPM | Enrol by 19 Sept<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1624\">\n<p data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1624\"><strong data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1555\">Post-Exam Period:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1558\" \/>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Wed 26 Nov &amp; Wed 3 Dec | 9:00\u202fAM\u20134:30\u202fPM | Enrol by 21 Nov<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1629\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1840\">\u2705 <strong data-start=\"1633\" data-end=\"1663\">Free for Flinders Students<\/strong><br data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1666\" \/>\ud83d\udcdc <em data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1706\">Nationally recognised accreditation<\/em><br data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1709\" \/>\ud83d\udce9 <em data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1774\">Limited spots \u2013 please register only if you can fully attend<\/em><br data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1777\" \/>\u2139\ufe0f This is an education course, not a therapy or support group.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"2150\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1877\">Learn more and register now:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1880\" \/><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2025\/02\/18\/online-mental-health-first-aid-training-for-flinders-students\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"2150\">https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2025\/02\/18\/online-mental-health-first-aid-training-for-flinders-students\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2200\">Got questions? Contact: <strong data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2200\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2178\" data-end=\"2198\">mhfa@flinders.edu.au<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flinders students can now register for free Mental Health First Aid training in Semester 2, with multiple course formats and dates available at the Bedford Park [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":492,"featured_media":6513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770,81,23,34,104,19947],"tags":[20333,8452,20328,18215,20329,20331,5388,15565,11344,20330,10964,12919,20332,9259,669],"class_list":["post-6512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-disability-news","category-flinders-services-and-programs","category-mental-health","category-participate","category-training","category-workshops","tag-accreditation","tag-bedford-park","tag-first-aid","tag-flinders-university","tag-free-course","tag-in-person","tag-mental-health","tag-mhfa","tag-registration","tag-self-paced","tag-semester-2","tag-students","tag-support-skills","tag-training","tag-wellbeing"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/492"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}