Course Sign Up

Our courses are designed and delivered by the psychologists at Play Aid CIC, which is a registered non-profit in the United Kingdom.

Becoming a Psychological First Aider for Online Gamers with us takes approximately 8-hours.

• You will be asked to attend a three hour online workshop with our team of psychologists on how to deliver psychological first aid.

• While you're waiting to attend one of our workshops, we'd encourage you to complete the modules found here. Each module takes around 30-minutes to complete and can be completed as and when you have half an hour free.

• Finally, you'll be expected to complete supervised experience over a number of weeks. This is two brief follow up calls over a 12-week period to support you should you have any issues or questions arise after your training. For similar reasons, we strongly encourage all attendees to also join our community of their psychological first aiders via our Discord server.

If this is a commitment you can adhere to we'd like to hear from you!

Training, like everything we do, is currently covered by the good folks at Movember. If you want to give something back, please consider fundraising for Movember in our name.

Yes, you're welcome to add to your CV and you will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.

All our courses have been designed specifically for the gaming community. The content has been developed with input from a wide variety of gamers internationally. Whilst the content can be a little heavy at times, we have tried to make it engaging, visual, and enjoyable too. We're always looking for ways to improve and you'll be asked to give feedback on completion.

No, our course is psychological first aid and whilst similar, there are differences. Psychological first aid is focused on providing practical support to people in crisis. Like mental health first aid, our course also provides information on understanding what mental health disorders are, the causes, treatments, stigma, and how you can start a conversation with a mate you're concerned about. We want to help you feel more comfortable and confident in having a relaxed conversation about mental health topics with your friends.

Email the team (team@playaid.net). We work Monday to Friday and will aim to respond within 48-hours.

No! If you're aged 16 or over, play or are involved in online video gaming, have an internet connection, and want to be there to support your friends, teammates, or the wider community, you're welcome to take the course. We run training sessions are various times across the week to allow for people from around the world to join.