Eddie Barry
Adult / Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Hi. I'm a dual-licenced MH First Aid Instructor (Adult & Youth), who has delivered over 75 workshops to date.
My stand-out strength is 30 years hands-on crisis work:
- 12 yrs Acute Mental Health (Crisis Team clinical specialist & nurse educator)
- 18 yrs NSW Ambulance inner-Sydney (emergency paramedic & training officer)
Relevant qualifications:
- Adult learning
- MH Nursing (inc. NSW MH Act Accredited Person)
- Paramedicine (inc. NSW MH Act Accredited Person)
- Strategic psychotherapy
Relevant strengths:
- Warm & inclusive
- Assessing suicidality & other risk
- Deescalating aggression
- Legal responsibilities MH Act 2007
- Trauma (both complex & PTSD)
Past learner feedback:
-Eddie is the real deal. Draws on real life examples that helped me to understand things on a deeper level.
-Set a very kind tone on both days which gave me the confidence to speak about personal things
-Eddie's innate sense to teach through a space of compassion and present knowledge in such a digestible way blows me away
Sessions by appointment. Economy of scale pricing, particularly for voluntary groups/community organisations/sporting clubs/charities
0423 948 032