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One Heart Training is proud to offer Mental Heath First Aid training to communities around Southern Saskatchewan.

Mental Health First Aid Certification

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to support a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being, a mental health or substance use crisis until professional help is available.

The practical skills of MHFA help you develop the confidence and peace of mind knowing you can support those around you, and your ability to self-care and prioritize you well-being while supporting others.

Delivered in 35 nations worldwide and with over 8 million people trained, MHFA is a global movement.

MHFA Certification is an innovative and leading-edge program in the sector. Mental Health First Aid now offers official certification. This in-depth course, upon completion and assessment, provides participants:

  • Increase Mental Health Awareness
  • Enhance Mental Health
  • Improve confidence to help
  • Decrease Mental Health Stigma

 

Focus Hours Price
  • Goals of Mental Health First Aid
  • What is Mental Health
  • Elements of ALGES
  • Mental Health First Aid for Declining Mental Health
  • Self-Care for Mental Health First Aiders
  • MHFA for Crisis Situations

Nationally recognized certification valid for 3 years

 12 Hours 

2 Day Workshop

 

 

 Regular Price:

$275

As outlined by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, workshops are limited to a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 15 participants.

Learn how to use ALGES

MHFA actions ALGES provide a framework for supporting someone in distress: first approach them, assess for any crisis, and offer immediate help if needed.

Then, listen without judgment, give reassurance and information, and encourage both professional help and other supports like family, friends, or self-care strategies. Finally, the first aider must also practice self-care to manage the emotional impact of providing help.

  • Approach the person, assess, and assist with any crisis
  • Listen and communicate non-judgmentally
  • Give reassurance and information
  • Encourage the person to reach out to supports
  • Self-care for the first aider

Course Details: length, logistics, structure

The 2-day format of the MHFA Certification allows for robust, scenario-based training on the identification and support of declining mental health and crises, and provides a deeper understanding of mental health disorders and influences.

 

Contact tiawna@oneheart.ca for more information, and to register.

 

Mental Health First Aid Essentials

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to support a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being, a mental health or substance use crisis until professional help is available.

The practical skills of MHFA help you develop the confidence and peace of mind knowing you can support those around you, and your ability to self-care and prioritize your well-being while supporting others.

Implemented in 35 nations worldwide and with over 8 million people trained, MHFA is a global movement.

MHFA Essentials is a suite of courses, focused on core knowledge and practical skills. The courses do not lead to Certification. Within the Essentials suite is a streamlined one-day course as well as adaptations to support unique populations and specific roles, including:

Designed to be accessible and applicable across many settings, Essentials offers a strong foundation in MHFA principles without formal assessment or certification—making it an ideal option for individuals, teams, or communities seeking meaningful, time-efficient training.

Through the course, participants will:

  • Increase Mental Health Awareness
  • Understand stigma, diagnostic labelling, and barriers to helping
  • Learn how to use the ALGES framework to support
  • Learn effective communication techniques
  • Learn reflective Self-Awareness
  • Review mental health support resource mapping

Focus Hours Price
  • Goals of Mental Health First Aid
  • What is Mental Health
  • Elements of ALGES
  • Mental Health First Aid for Declining Mental Health
  • Self-Care for Mental Health First Aiders
  • MHFA for Crisis Situations

Certificate of participation granted

 6 hours

1 Day

 

 

 Regular Price:

$225

As outlined by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, workshops are limited to a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 15 participants.

Contact tiawna@oneheart.ca for more information, and to register.

Choosing the course that best suits your needs

Certification Essentials
Increase Mental Health Awareness ♥ ♥
Define Mental Health and recognize indicators of mental health across the continuum. ♥ ♥
Distinguish between mental: health, illness, health conditions. ♥
Understand factors influencing mental health and mental health disorders in Canada.  ♥
Explain the Two Continua Model of mental health. ♥
Improve Confidence to Help ♥ ♥
Apply the ALGES framework in scenarios of declining mental health and crisis. ♥ ♥
Develop effective interaction skills, including effective listening, non-judgmental communication skills, and application of reassurance and sharing of information.   ♥ ♥
Explain recovery-oriented approaches to providing support.   ♥ ♥
Identify barriers to MHFA, and questions to initiate supportive conversations.   ♥
Develop a list of resources and supports.   ♥
Decrease Mental Health Stigma ♥ ♥
Recognize stigmatizing language and practice respectful alternatives.  ♥  ♥
Reflect on personal attitudes and biases that contribute to stigma.   ♥  ♥
Understand risks and limitations associated with diagnostic labeling.  ♥  ♥
Explain stigma, including self, public, and structural, and strategies to reduce.   ♥
Enhance Mental Health ♥ ♥
Identify personal self-care strategies using the Three Pillars of Self-Care   ♥  ♥
Recognize when self-care is needed and how to integrate it into daily life, and commit to actions to maintain personal well-being   ♥  ♥

The Working Mind

The Working Mind is a mental health training course designed for teams to initiate a change in how you think, feel, and act about Mental Health.

Key Objectives:

  • Recognize signs of good, declining, and poor mental health.
  • Understand mental health as a continuum.
  • Understand and reduce stigma and barriers to care in the workplace.
  • Engage in mental health conversations with others.
  • Identify stressors and apply coping and self-care strategies.
  • Support team mental health with tools and resources (managers only)

 

Focus Hours Price

Module 1

Mental Health Stigma: Examine concepts of mental health and discuss the impacts of stigma on individuals living with mental health or substance use problems.

Module 2

Mental Health in the Workplace:
Learn about psychological health and safety and the mental health continuum tool.

Module 3

Stress and Resilience:
Explore the impacts of stress on mental health, and practice applying the Big 4 Coping Strategies- simple but proven tools to deal with stress effectively and remain resilient.

Module 4

Supporting Your Team (Managers only):
Practice skills to support the team’s mental health and well-being. Review appropriate actions to take in each colour zone of the Mental Health Continuum and to address related critical incidents and supporting employees.

Employees (Frontline Staff)

5 hours

Leaders/Managers/Supervisors

8 hours

(includes the employee material plus leadership-focused modules)

 Regular Price:

$225

Contact tiawna@oneheart.ca for more information and to register.

 

Mental Health First Aid vs. The Working Mind 

Workshop MHFA – Certification  The Working Mind (TWM)
Purpose Teaches participants how to recognize, respond to, and support someone experiencing declining mental health and crises, and leads to a nationally recognized MHFA Certification. Builds awareness of mental health on a continuum, reduces stigma, strengthens workplace resilience, and enhances supportive communication at work.
Target Audience Anyone (workplace or community) who wants greater skills and a certification in Mental Health First Aid. Employees, leaders, and managers in workplaces & teams.
Delivery Format/Credential 2-day fully facilitated training ~12 total hours.

Official MHFA Certification valid for 3 years.

 1-day in-person, interactive workshop; typically ~5 hours (employees) to ~8 hours (managers).

Certificate of completion (no formal first-aid “qualification”).
Core Content Focus/Skills Learned • Mental health basics and lived experience impact
• Recognizing signs of declining mental health and disorders
• Applied support using the ALGES action framework
• Crisis response, including suicide risk and psychosis support
• Self-care for the supporter 

• Confidently identify mental health changes and support appropriately
• Practical application of ALGES for real-world scenarios
• Responding in crisis and directing to resources
• Increased personal mental health awareness

 • Mental health continuum framework
• Stigma reduction and language
• Stress and resilience strategies
• Communication practices for mental health conversations
• Manager-specific team support strategies 

• Recognize and talk about changing mental states
• Reduce stigma in workplace settings
• Build coping and resilience skills
• Support team members’ mental health (manager track)
Strength / Best Use Great skills for supporting someone in distress and crisis; valuable for workplaces wanting trained mental health first aiders with certification. Strong option for workplace teams to build shared language, reduce stigma, and promote a healthy work culture early. Focused more on prevention, awareness, resilience, and stigma reduction in teams.

Mental Health First Aid – Supporting Youth

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem, experiencing the worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis.

Just like physical first aid is provided until medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate support is found or until the crisis is resolved.

“MHFA – Supporting Youth” is a course designed for members of the public who have frequent contact with young people (ages 12 to 24).

Please note: MHFA does not teach participants to become therapists or counsellors. Rather, it provides the skills, knowledge and attitudes that allow someone to offer effective first aid intervention.

Focus Hours Price
Participants will learn how to:

  • recognize signs that a young person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health or substance use crisis
  • initiate conversations that encourage a young person to talk about a mental health or substance use problem
  • discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being
  • assist in a mental health or substance use crisis situation
  • check in with one’s own mental well-being and take action as needed
10 Hours Total

Module 1 | 2 Hours 

Self-Directed

Module 2 | 4 Hours 

In-Person

Module 3 | 4 Hours 

In-Person

 Regular Price:

$225

Method of Instruction

This 10-hour course opens with a self-directed module (Module 1) that focuses on the information and strategies that participants will discuss and practice throughout the in-person classroom modules (Modules 2 and 3). Module 1 takes up to 2 hours to complete while Modules 2 and 3 are 4 hours in length each, including breaks.

Course participants will complete Module 1 before participating in Modules 2 and 3.

Upon registration, participants will receive the “MHFA – Supporting Youth Participant Reference Guide” that outlines MHFA actions for developing mental health and substance use problems, and mental health and substance use crises.

 

Contact tiawna@oneheart.ca for more information, and to register.

 

Testimonials

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Harvey B.

Thank you so much! Great job!

Harvey B.
November 2020

Becca J.

Had a lot of fun! Learned a ton! Thanks.

Becca J.
November 2020

Andi M.

Thank you. Great work. I enjoyed the course and the instructor very much. Kudos!! Be safe.

Andi M.
November 2020

J.J.J. Schmidt

Thank you very much. I have a great time and the instructor did a great job.

J.J.J. Schmidt
November 18, 2020

Leonard P.

I fully understand first aid skills and am ready to apply them when needed.

Leonard P.
December 2020

Phillip R.

Great job instructing!

Phillip R.
December 2020

Cleo N.

Instructor is very kind and knowledgeable. She answered all my questions very patiently. I recommend this course to others for everyone’s safety.

Cleo N.
December 2020

Gordon P.

The instructor used life experiences to help us have better understanding and severity of certain situations. (very helpful)

Gordon P.
December 2020

Jackie M.

Tiawna is an enthusiastic instructor! She makes the material relatable and provides real life examples to enhance understanding.

Jackie M.
March 2021

Kiranjeet K.

Very energetic, factual learning. Highly appreciated your efforts for this course.

Kiranjeet K.
April 17, 2021

Paneet K.

The training session was excellent and really helpful for the future. The instructor was very good, nice and kind. I loved the way that she taught the class.

Paneet K.
April 17, 2021

Jashanpreet. K.

It was a very good and helpful experience.

Jashanpreet. K.
April 17, 2021

Magandeep K.

Overall class was amazing. The instructor was awesome, very informative and fun. Everyone was involved.

Magandeep K.
April 17, 2021

Anubhavjeet B.

She was very motivating and made learning fun. She has thorough knowledge about the content.

Anubhavjeet B.
April 17, 2021

Saifin D.

The overall class was great and engaging. Tiawna was a great instructor who made the whole session so lively.

Saifin D.
April 28, 2021

Sana C.

Great trainer! Very friendly. She made the training full of fun.

Sana C.
April 28, 2021

Jason S.

The instructor did a great job. It was a good time in the course. Thank you Tiawna.

Jason S.
April 28, 2021

Katrine H.

Excellent instructor! Very knowledgeable and personable.

Katrine H. 
April 28, 2021

Darlene W.

Tiawna was great, very knowledgeable and well spoken. Loved the class.

Darlene W.
April 28, 2021

Jennifer W.

Tiawna was an exceptional instructor. Very knowledgeable and easily approachable.

Jennifer W.
April 28, 2021

Marie-France M.

Well done! It was a fun 2 days.

Marie-France M.
April 28, 2021

Cassidy H.

This course was by far the best, and most engaging and interesting, First Aid & CPR courses I have taken. I am looking forward to taking future courses with One Heart Training!

Cassidy H.
May 2, 2021

Renji J.

These 2 days were awesome! I enjoyed the training. I will definitely recommend One Heart Training to others. Awesome job. Thank you!

Renji J.
May 2, 2021

Megan J.

Best first aid & CPR course I have ever taken! Very interactive and interesting.

Megan J.
May 2, 2021

Natasha T.

Super knowledgeable and very engaging. We are looking forward to having you back to train our staff at Reliance OFS.

Natasha T.
May 6, 2021

Kaylee T.

Great instructor! Very knowledgeable and relatable. She made learning easy, fun and interesting.

Kaylee T.
May 13, 2021

Zack D.

Best instructor I’ve had, Very good balance and energy. Excellent work! I will recommend One Heart Training.

Zack D.
May 14, 2021

Michelle S.

Very informative. Tiawna knew exactly what she was talking about. I am so thankful I took this course.

Michelle S. 
May 14, 2021

Cassidy C.

10/10! Great pace and flow, good information and relatable stories/content.

Cassidy C. 
May 16, 2021

Ashley S.

Tiawna was very nice, professional and very knowledgeable.

Ashley S.
May 16, 2021

Hailey V.

This First Aid & CPR course was amazing. Thank you so much!

Hailey V.
May 16, 2021

Janeen S.

Wonderful instructor. She shared lots of helpful knowledge. I feel comfortable and confident in using the new skills I learned in this course.

Janeen S.
May 21, 2021

Ruth B.

The instructor was very welcoming and inviting.

Ruth B.
May 21, 2021

Oliver S.

Very knowledgeable instructor that answered all our questions. Tiawna is very good at her job.

Oliver S.
May 21, 2021

Harmanjit K.

Tiawna is an amazing instructor. She is knowledgeable and presented all the skills clearly. She helped me a lot throughout the course.

Harmanjit K.
May 27, 2021

Jeremy S.

The Instructor was very knowledgeable. She made the course fun and engaging.

Jeremy S.
May 27, 2021

Darryl S.

Amazing instructor! She was very knowledgeable. I had a great time.

Darryl S.
June 4, 2021

Krista V.

Thank you! You were wonderful.

Krista V.
June 2, 2021

Roselle G.

Tiawna is really great!

Roselle G.
June 2, 2021

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