We run our mental health and psychosocial support courses for workplaces or individuals. They provide practical skills to help someone who may need mental health support. Our mental health and wellbeing courses explore why mental health matters, and provide you with some tools for your kete to support people in distress. You can book psychological first aid individually, or email wellbeing@redcross.org.nz to book any of our courses exclusively for your organisation.

All of our courses are delivered by experienced mental health professionals. Our team includes occupational therapists, counsellors, social workers, psychological researchers, registered nurses, front line support staff, adventure therapists, and clinical supervisors. All our staff have professional experience working with individuals exposed to distress and mental illness and bring their expertise to the courses they deliver.

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Psychological First Aid
$225 (incl. GST)
7 hours

NZQA Standards:

N/A
Support others through distress and difficult times. Learn the simple "Look, Listen, Link" approach for workplace and community wellbeing.

Who it's for

  • HR professionals supporting workplace wellbeing
  • Educators, community workers, and support staff
  • Anyone wanting to help others through tough times

What you'll learn

  • Recognise when someone needs psychological support
  • The "Look, Listen, Link" framework
  • How to respond supportively (not as a therapist)
  • Connecting people to professional help

For group bookings, please email wellbeing@redcross.org.nz

$225 (incl. GST)
7 hours

NZQA Standards:

N/A
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De-escalation / Whakamauru
$198 (incl. GST)
6 hours

NZQA Standards:

N/A
Build confidence to recognise and calmly respond to challenging behaviours using compassionate, evidence-informed techniques.

Who it's for

  • People in roles where they encounter distressed or challenging behaviour
  • Communicators, advocates, and frontline support workers
  • Anyone wanting to respond to tense situations with confidence and empathy

Minimum age 18 years.

What you'll learn

  • Recognise early warning signs of agitation before situations escalate
  • Understand the escalation cycle and what drives people's reactions
  • Apply de-escalation techniques grounded in Psychological First Aid
  • Use communication and empathy to reduce tension while preserving dignity

 

$198 (incl. GST)
6 hours

NZQA Standards:

N/A
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Mental Health in the workplace
7 hours | Face-to-face

NZQA Standards:

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Our mental health in the workplace course helps participants understand how mental health, mental distress and mental illness affects colleagues and whānau.

The course also provides organisations and teams with the tools to better identify, understand, and manage mental health issues in their workplace.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

  • Develop an understanding of mental health, mental distress and mental illness and how it affects whānau and work colleagues. 
  • Use the look, listen, link framework to help someone who may need mental health support: 
    • Look: Know some of the warning signs.
    • Listen: How to check in, listen and respond.
    • Link: Connect the person and/or yourself to the right support. 
  • Leave with tools to help identify, understand, and manage mental health issues at work or home.

Course information

Delivery: Face-to-face
Course length: 7 hours


7 hours | Face-to-face

NZQA Standards:

N/A
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Starting with mental health
$180 (incl. GST)
4 hours | Face-to-face

NZQA Standards:

N/A
This course gives participants the knowledge and confidence to cope with colleagues, customers, and whānau experiencing mental distress.

We use the ‘look, listen, link’ framework to help someone who may need mental health support:
  • Look: Know some of the warning signs.
  • Listen: How to check in, listen and respond.
  • Link: Connect the person and/or yourself to the right support.

Learning outcomes

Participants will:

  • Develop an understanding of mental health, mental distress and mental illness and how it affects family and whānau and work colleagues. 
  • Gain a support process and practical skills of the 'look, listen, link' framework to help someone who may need mental health support. 

Course information

Delivery: Face-to-face
Course length: 4 hours


Book a course

For individual bookings, please follow the "Individual Booking" button.

Individual bookings

For exclusive hire courses, please email wellbeing@redcross.org.nz


$180 (incl. GST)
4 hours | Face-to-face

NZQA Standards:

N/A
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Youth Psychological First Aid
6 hours | Face-to-face

NZQA Standards:

N/A
Youth Psychological First Aid is aimed at young people 15 years and up, or leaders working with young people. It's a simple, yet powerful way of helping someone in distress, so they feel calm, supported and able to cope with their challenges - whether it’s personal, work-related or affects the whole community.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this workshop, you will:

  • Understand what Psychological First Aid is and isn't.
  • Become familiar with distress reactions.
  • Have tools to be able to provide Psychological First Aid using ‘The Five Elements’ tool and the action principles: ‘look, listen and link.’
  • Practice providing Psychological First Aid.

Course information

Delivery: Face-to-face
Course length: 6 hours
More information: Courses are delivered exclusively for groups of 10-20 participants.


6 hours | Face-to-face

NZQA Standards:

N/A