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

[email protected]

0423 948 032