Mental Health First Aid

MHFA8 - Strategies for Successfully Teaching Blended MHFA Courses

Sunday, April 10, 2022

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Location: Gaylord National, Annapolis 1/2

Moderator - MHFA Summit(s)

Derrick D. Sanders

Deputy Sheriff (Ret.) & MHFA National Trainer
Clark County Sheriff's Office
Marshall, Illinois

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Presenter - MHFA Summit(s)

Soumya Palreddy, PhD

National Trainer, Psychologist, Anti-Bias Anti-Racist Educator (in training)
Soumya Palreddy Consulting
Madison, Wisconsin
Kodi Pollard, MA, MHR

Mental Health Program Specialist
DCCCA
Edmond, Oklahoma

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Leah Bentfield

MHFA Maryland Program Coordinator
Mental Health Association of Maryland
Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland

Teaching Blended Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) requires understanding the blended curriculum and how to engage participants -- especially when your Instructor-led session is virtual. The Instructors in this panel discussion have all successfully navigated teaching Blended MHFA courses. They’ll talk about organization, courses taught, typical audiences, success stories and tips for overcoming barriers.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the differences between the blended MHFA curriculum and the full in-person curriculum.
List strategies for engage participants when delivering MHFA in the blended format when leading the Instructor training portion virtually and in-person.
Describe how to overcome common challenges with planning blended courses.