Approved for 12 hours of ongoing PD
PLEASE NOTE - This is the first evening of a mandatory 3 part training session.
Tuesday, November 20th - 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Friday, November 23rd - 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 24th - 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Downstairs Boardroom - Room 101 - 3 Brighton Road, Aubin-Arsenault Building Charlottetown, PEI - at the ECDA offices
Description: The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Basic Training course was developed to help people provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. It aims to increase mental health literacy, focusing on the four most common mental illnesses: substance-related, mood, anxiety and trauma-related and psychotic disorders. MHFA Basic Training teaches participants how to recognize early warning signs that a person may be struggling with a mental health issue as well as intervention strategies for mental health crisis situations. Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with their family, friends, communities and workplaces.
About the Instructor
Elizabeth Eldridge (BMT, MTA) is a professional speaker and Founder of Arpeggio Health Services, and has been a Certified Instructor for Mental Health First Aid Canada since 2012. Upon achievement of her Bachelor of Music Therapy degree at Acadia University, Elizabeth completed an internship in Mental Health Recovery Services at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. In this role she supported clients working toward recovery from various psychiatric conditions in outpatient, inpatient, and forensic settings. This experience ignited Elizabeth’s passion for mental health, and her company now provides consultations, educational opportunities and clinical music therapy services throughout the Maritimes. Elizabeth has trained over 2,000 members of the public in Mental Health First Aid, having facilitated more than 140 sessions. She is frequently contracted as a keynote speaker and has partnered with numerous organizations for staff education to improve workplace mental health. In addition to Mental Health First Aid, she delivers several standardized and original programs including safeTALK: Suicide Alertness. Elizabeth serves on the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick, and as President of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists.