MHFA Mental Health Adult Reviews

The course gave a good high level overview of Mental Health and Mental ill Health. However, I was expecting much for information on the legal aspects of managing Mental ill Health. Joni-Rae was a competent trainer, however, it sometimes felt that she struggling to get the course to "flow" and the room layout did not help, either. I am also surprised that a lot of the material used is from the period 2010-2016. Given that Mental Health is now being openly discussed by many levels of society including workplaces, and information is constantly being updated, I was expect more recent material.

I thought the course was extremely informative and very useful. I was really engaged and really took the trainer who really knew what he was talking about and also was nice to see how passionate he was also. The resources given out were amazing and things I will use moving forward. In relation to my job I think the course really helped and I have took many methods away to help but also in daily life.

Ross is an exceptional trainer, he obviously knows his subject very well and is passionate about it too, it comes across that way, and he is able to channel it, into a wonderful learning environment. The course was very helpful and beneficial, and I have already used some of the training points to good use. I thoroughly recommend Ross as a trainer and the 2 day mental Health course.

I was on edge before the training as a couple of colleagues who have done the course previously warned of how challenging and taxing it can be. Although the topics are obviously difficult, I feel that Ross Abbott made all the difference in this aspect. I was able to take in and learn the topics, without being forced or felt like someone was reading from a textbook at me. Ross was extremely inviting and very comforting by nature. I felt that this made everything smooth. I also felt that the way the topics were handled was engaging and extremely easy to engage with. On the whole, everything from Ross Abbott, to the format of the sessions, to the rules set out at the start set the example of what all courses like this should be handled.

great trainer who made the course relevant to the real world and industry we worked in

Course and trainer were greater, venue wasn't.

The course was fantastic. Trainer was excellet. The only gripe that i have, the venue wasn't particularly good. dirty, cold, unprepared and the coffee was awful.

The materials felt a bit dated, the trainer often interjected with up to date stats and practices. The videos we watched were quite obviously rather old. It might be worth considering updating these. The trainer himself was very knowledgeable, and talked abut his own experiences which made the material feel relevant. My only criticism is that he emphasised the different in suicide stats between males and females many times, which is obviously an important point. But he explained it in terms of stereotypes and women just finding it easier to talk. As a woman who might be struggling to talk about my own mental health, that felt quite dismissive.

This was the best course I've ever been on! Ross Abbott was absolutely fantastic!

The course was really good, Ross tackled a sensitive subject brilliantly. I enjoyed the first day so much, I was looking forward to Day 2