Schedule Overview

 

All times listed below are Central time zone. Content and schedule are subject to change.

The one-day Mental Health First Aid Certification Program is being offered on four consecutive Fridays. Registrants choose one of the following dates:

  • Friday, September 10, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Central  FULL 
  • Friday, September 17, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Central  FULL
  • Friday, September 24, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Central  FULL
  • Friday, October 1, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Central           FULL

Each class will be provided in a blended format: 

  • The first portion comprises 2 hours of self-paced, online pre-work that takes place on an e-learning platform, Cornerstone.
  • The second portion of the course is a 6.5-hour instructor-led live session held over Zoom.
Online Pre-Work

Information regarded the online pre-work will be emailed to registrants one week prior to the live session. This self-paced work is expected to take approximately two hours and must be completed prior to the start of the live session.

Friday Live Session

The live, instructor-led session will run from 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. and will include a 30-minute break for lunch and 10-minute morning and afternoon breaks.

NOTE: Following the conclusion of the live session, attendees will be asked to complete a post-test to obtain their Mental Health First Aid Certification certificate, which is valid for three years.

Continuing Education Credits

This program has been approved for 7.5 CLM credit hours, as follows:

  • 2-hour Mental Health First Aid Intro (self-paced): 2 credits
    • CLM App category: Organizational Development
    • No functional specialist credit
    • Recertification category: Communications and Organizational Management (CM)
  • Instructor-led portion: 3.5 credits
    • CLM App category: None
    • Functional Specialist: Human Resources Management
    • Recertification category: Human Resources Management
  • 1 credit:
    • Self-Management
  • 1 credit:
    • Recertification: Substance Abuse

HR Certification Institute (HRCI)

ALA is a recognized provider of HRCI recertification credits. All fall 2021 sessions of MHFA have been reviewed and approved for 7.5 hours of HRCI credits. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website.

To receive HRCI credit, you will need to self-report that you have completed the post-test and obtained your certificate. The HRCI code issued for the 2021 Mental Health First Aid Certification Program is 575761.

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the activity. It means that this activity has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be preapproved for recertification credit.

Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)

ALA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs). All fall 2021 sessions of MHFA have been reviewed and approved for 7.5 hours for SHRM credits. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.

To receive SHRM credit, you will need to self-report that you have completed the post-test and obtained your certificate. The SHRM code issued for the 2021 Mental Health First Aid Certification Program is 21-RNUNJ.