White Dog First Aid Ltd

I attended a 2 day Adult MHFA England course run by AJMH Ltd's Dr AJ Yates. This course qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider. The course was excellent. I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in mental health or perhaps a role where they deal with people who have mental health problems. eg within HR.The topics you cover are sometimes challenging to understand perhaps due to your own beliefs but Dr AJ's calm, considered and thoughtful manner as trainer makes sure you felt comfortable at all times whilst learning about appropriate tools and techniques to use and resources available. I personally feel much more confident and able to support people following my attendance on the course. I highly recommend both the course and Dr AJ.

I’ve just attended AJ’s online mental health first aid course (MHFA England) and am so glad I did. Before the course I thought I knew quite a lot about mental health – and I did – but I still learned more. And I’m now much more confident that I could help someone who needs mental health first aid.I enjoyed being an active participant on the course, although it wasn’t without its challenges. Some of the topics we covered were quite difficult for me to listen to and talk about because of my own past experiences, but AJ was incredibly supportive. When I ‘admitted’ to having a wobble he got in touch to make sure I was okay.Really recommend this course.

I highly recommend AJ for First Aid Training! The sessions are upbeat, memorable, enjoyable and impactful. I was engaged the whole time as the learning was broken up with practical elements, examples, conversation and informative slides. It was great to have a trainer that is enthusiastic and passionate! AJ takes time to ensure that you fully understand, allowing you to ask questions and not feel silly for doing so. AJ was great at demonstrating what to do, and makes sure that as a team you all feel comfortable working together. The materials and equipment are great, and acting out scenarios really help you to put your knowledge to practice - without feeling under pressure. AJ's personality brings so much energy and fun to the training!

I recently attended a two day Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF) course, run by Dr A.J.The course proved extremely informative and effective in educating me on the risks that can contribute to causing mental health conditions, as well as implementing a CARE plan for signposting someone to the relevant services for advice, help, and treatment.The course objectives are clear and the structure allows for a mixture of theory and practical exercises, making it an engaging experience.I would highly recommend taking the course so that you can implement these skills when needed, whether in a work capacity or personal life.

I have recently participated in an online Mental Health First Aider course held by Dr AJ Yates. The course was two full days and AJ kept us participants engaged throughout the whole training, while always making sure to create a safe space for all of us within every topic covered. This was thanks to AJ being a highly skilled and experienced trainer who pays attention to the participants, and also uses the online & offline training toolkits in harmony. I am grateful to have had the chance to learn from AJ, and I highly recommend him as a Mental Health First Aid Trainer.

I have just completed the MHFA England Mental Health First Aid Course facilitated by Dr.AJ Yates. In my view it is an excellent course. It is very well constructed and reinforced with relevant support materials, including exercises, videos, work-book manual and details of resources. All this presented and facilitated expertly by AJ. As a result I and my fellow participants have acquired some very practical skills and developed our attitudes in line with the best of current practice. Great credit to AJ and MHFA England. I highly recommend this course and this teacher to anyone who would like to raise their awareness of how to identify and best support people with mental health challenges.Dr.Mark Chambers FRCGP. Generative Coach, Retired GP and Trainer.

I completed my mental first aid training last week after it was highly recommended by colleagues. The course was really interesting and delivered extremely well. These are not easy topics to cover and we were allowed time to discuss our own personal experiences which was very helpful. Dr AJ Yates clearly has a vast knowledge on the topics. I have now recommended the course to friends and more colleagues. It has already helped me to have a discussion with a friend, a conversation I may have more difficult before completing my training.

We have now used Dr AJ Yates on three separate occasions to train staff here at WSA The Communications Agency. We now have 6 fully qualified Mental Health First Aiders on site thanks to the efforts of AJ.I can not recommend AJ highly enough, he has managed to create a learning environment that is safe, professional and ultimately productive which is a fantastic skill given some of the topics of conversation and the content he delivers. Every question is dealt with in a thoughtful and considered manner and each attendee is given an equal voice within the group. He really is a master at making what could be a very complex topic easy to grasp.Invest in the very best for your people always. Dr AJ Yates is top of the list for anything health, mental health and wellbeing related.

I asked AJ to deliver some Mental Health first aid training at the college, AJ discussed our requirements and suggested the one-day Mental Health Champion course as this met our needs not just for students but also for adults, the course ran very well with lots of information via PowerPoint and also the workbook and manual given as part of the course. the subjects were clearly explained and AJ drew upon the group's knowledge and experiences. the course was comfortable and informative. The knowledge shared was beneficial to both work and outside and I left confident I could support someone should they need help but also who I could refer to

I thoroughly enjoyed my mental health training course with AJ, he helped me to understand the right course of action to take if you come across someone in a mental health crisis/if they are suicidal. The course also helped me to understand my own mental health a bit better and how to get others around me to deal with my anxiety. As a recent university graduate, it was refreshing and beneficial to have mental health training as well as physical first aid. Mental health is just as important as physical health. I will be passing on everything I learnt to my friends, family and loved ones.