Mental Health First Aider Resources

Reflective practice is a system of supervision whereby a group of 8 to 10 MHFAiders meet with a qualified counsellor once a term to discuss challenges they have faced in their role, seek professional guidance and share best practice. 
Each group will remain the same throughout the academic year. Each MHFAider participating will be expected to commit to attending the 3 sessions over the year. Dates and times will be set for each group by the Counselling Service. 

Duration

Each reflective practice session lasts 60 minutes.

Audience

These reflective practice sessions are aimed at trained MHFAiders only. 

Cost

The cost for three sessions is £75 per person. This fee is expected to be paid up front by the MHFAider's department/college to the Counselling Service. The full fee will be charged whether you attend all three sessions or not.

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We would also like to highlight the importance of peer support. 

To share best practice, ideas and concerns with your peers, please join the University of Oxford Mental Health First Aiders Peer Support Group. Please note, access to this group is restricted to those who have received Mental Health First Aider Training and who are active as Mental Health First Aiders within their teams.  

Resources for staff-facing Mental Health First Aiders

If a staff member is experiencing a mental health crisis, please signpost to one of these services.

There are many other resources and services you can signpost to, here are some of them: 

• Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
• Hub of Hope
• SANEline
• Staff Wellbeing Programme Mental Health Resources

Resources for student-facing Mental Health First Aiders

The Student Welfare and Support Services provide support to students during their studies. Services include the Counselling Service, Disability Advisory Service, the Sexual Harassment and Violence Support Service and the Student Resolution Service. More information on these services can be found here. The student-facing page which lists these services and more can be found here. 

Welfare contact resources for college welfare leads are listed on the Joint Student Mental Health Committee SharePoint site.