Psychological First Aid Training
116 Million Africans struggle with their mental well-being resulting in reduced productivity, strained relationships, addictions, and loss of life. Orius Medical equips you with the relevant knowledge, skills, tools, and resources to easily recognize and support someone who is struggling with their mental health.
- 100% online and instructor-led sessions
- Weekends ONLY
- Program certificate (Association of Healthcare Trainers, UK)
- Alumni community and access to videos, slides, and PFAider® resources.
Member of the Association of Healthcare Trainers, UK
Program Curriculum
Introduction to Mental Health:
- What is mental health? Definitions and concepts
- Overview of mental well-being and how mental health affects individuals, families, and communities
- Differentiating between mental health issues and mental illnesses.
Common Mental Health Disorders:
- Anxiety disorders: Symptoms, causes, and how to help
- Depression: Signs, symptoms, and approaches to support
- Substance use disorders: Identification, impact and response
- Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Recognizing signs and providing help
- Schizophrenia and Psychosis: Understanding and providing first aid.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA):
- Identifying early warning signs of mental health crises
- Understanding the ALGEE action plan
- Case studies and role plays to practice interventions.
Mental Health Advocacy:
- How to support someone recovering from a mental health crises
- How to be a mental health advocate in your community or organization
- Practical steps to create healthy workplaces, schools and communities.
200+
Trainees
15+
Countries
5+
Cohorts
Learn how to "be there" for someone else
Gain practical skills like empathy, trustworthiness, active listening, crises assessment, signposting, boundary-setting, and self-care skills.
I sought knowledge about how to understand and provide help to individuals with mental health challenges and I learnt so much. Orius Fellowship, thank you for in-depth support and trainings, and access to seasoned professionals.
FAQs
The Orius Fellowship (PFAider®) Program is an online training that equips Africans with the skills to recognize and respond to mental ill-health and emergencies.
The curriculum contains 4 modules: 'Introduction to Mental Health', 'Common Mental Health Disorders', 'Mental Health First Aid', and 'Mental Health Advocacy'. Sessions are delivered online via Google Meet on weekends.
Lectures are delivered by medical and mental health professionals, and people with lived experiences. You also learn from the experiences and perspectives of your peers during contributory sessions.
The Orius Fellowship (PFAider®) Program costs 49,900 naira ONLY (Certification included) from January 2025.
Being a PFAider® equips you with the skills to provide immediate support to someone experiencing a mental health challenge, promotes personal mental well-being, enhances empathy and communication, and fosters a safer more supportive community or workplace.
Graduates of the Orius Fellowship (PFAider®) Program are certified and recognized as Psychological First Aiders. As an alumni, you also get access to mental health resources, including access to post-training benefits such as a community of fellow PFAiders® to co-learn and collaborate on projects, priority access to monthly webinars, guides, toolkits, updates on career and business opportunities in the mental health space, and discounts on Orius Medical's services.
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