BECOME A LICENSED MHCSP INSTRUCTOR
Intensive Instructor Training Courses are for adults with the relevant skills and experience to become a Licensed MHCSP Instructor.
WHO IS AN MHCSP INSTRUCTOR?
The Mental Health Crisis Support Practice (MHCSP) Instructor Training Course trains suitable individuals to become a Licensed MHCSP Instructor. It empowers individuals to educate others about mental health, reduce stigma and promote early intervention and support for people experiencing mental health problems.
Course participants learn about key statistics and the evidence that underpins the delivery of Specialised and Applied MHCSP training. With a focus on facilitation, they learn a comprehensive set of skills to effectively teach others how to apply mental health crisis support practice.
Course participants also learn instructional techniques and strategies to deliver MHCSP training to diverse audiences. This includes the use of teaching materials, facilitating discussions, managing group activities and application of the MHCSP practical, evidence-based action plan and model.
Adults who successfully complete the course become Licensed Mental Health Crisis Support Practice Instructors. Licensed Instructors can work as independent licensees, delivering MHCSP courses in workplaces, learning institutions and communities, or they may be employed by an organisation to deliver training to their colleagues or other individuals supported by the organisation.
The backbone of World Mental Resilience Programs’s (Mental Health Literacy EmpowermentInterventions) strategic pillar dissemination is a national network of Licensed Instructors, passionate about improving the mental health of their communities.
Licensed MHCSP Instructors play an important role in improving capacity for community-led care through the delivery of Mental Health Crisis Support Practice training in workplaces, schools, tertiary institutions, and communities worldwide.
By becoming an Instructor, you empower individuals to educate others about mental health, reduce stigma and increase support for those experiencing mental health problems.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Improve outcomes for people experiencing mental health problems.
INCREASE COMMUNITY CARE
Equip people with the skills needed to intervene early and offer support when it matters most.
ENHANCE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Strengthen your knowledge, communication skills and crisis intervention techniques.
JOIN A GLOBAL MOVEMENT
Contribute to improving mental health, reducing stigma and creating a more passionate and informed society.
Instructor Pathways
Licensed MHCSP Instructors are not employees of World Mental Resilience Programs. They either work as independent licensees, delivering MHCSP courses in workplace, school, tertiary and community-based settings or are internal to an organisation delivering MHCSP training to their colleagues or other individuals supported by the organisation.
Independent Licensees
FLEXIBILITY
Set your own schedule and choose when and where to run courses
AUTONOMY
Freedom to set course fees and market your business
IMPACT & REACH
Offer training to different communities and organisations
Internal to an Organisation
INCREASE EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING
Train staff to recognise, respond, understand and support a friend, family member or co-worker
TARGETED IMPACT
Address specific concerns or challenges experienced in your sector or organisation
CREATE MENTALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACES
Proactively address mental health challenges, reduce stigma and promote a mentally healthy work environment
COST OF THE COURSE
Cost of the Course
Enrollment Fee - $500.00 USD
Instructor Licence - $100.00 USD
Open to 4 months installment payment plan (pay a deposit of $200.00 USD to enroll and settle the balance within the 4 months training period).
DURATION AND FORMAT
Duration & Format
This course is delivered online for a period of 4 months by MHCSP Master Trainers who are Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Workers.
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility
Licensed Instructors are not required to be mental health professionals, nor to have qualifications in mental health but must be a holder of any diploma or degree qualification from a reputable institution.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they meet the following selection criteria:
- Knowledge of mental health problems, their treatments and support services
- Personal or professional experience supporting people with mental illnesses
- Respectful attitudes towards people with mental health problems
- Enthusiasm to deliver MHCSP courses
- Excellent group facilitation, communication and interpersonal skills
- Individual acknowledgement of license maintenance requirements or organisational support to deliver MHCSP courses
- Attach Police Clearance showing no criminal record
APPLICATION PROCESS
Application Process
- Applicants must complete an online application prior to the commencement of the training and demonstrate how they meet the selection criteria, including specific examples where required.
- Applications will be reviewed against our stated eligibility criteria.
- Once provisionally approved, applicants will need to submit a Police Clearance showing no criminal record.
Note: We reserve the right to reject any individual application at our sole discretion. An accepted application for one license type does not guarantee acceptance or suitability for other license types.
LICENSING
Licensing
- Adults who successfully complete the course become Licensed Mental Health Crisis Support Practice (MHCSP) Instructors that can deliver Mental Health Crisis Support Practice (MHCSP) Course trainings in workplaces, schools and community settings.
