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Facilitator-Led
Spiritual First Aid
Workshop

 

Everything you love about train-the-trainer and trainer-led workshops
- minus the costly instructor training and trainers!

 

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EASY TO LEAD.

 SCALABLE.

 SUSTAINABLE.

It's time we changed how peer helpers are trained 


Traditional train-the-trainer workshop approaches teaching peer support skills can't keep pace with the current mental health crisis. That's why we've created our workshop using a facilitator-led approach. When you enroll your team in our Facilitator-Led Spiritual First Aid Workshop you'll get everything you need to quickly turn around and start training others without having to go through extensive instructor training yourself first. 

 

The Old Way


Train-the-trainer and trainer-led models are costly to start, slow to grow, tough to sustain


X  Tons of time required to get a single trainer credentialed 

X  Can take forever to get started

X  Difficult to scale

X  Hard to maintain training quality and reliability 

 

 

An Easier Way


Start training and helping more people faster for less with our facilitator-led approach


✔️ Our proven curriculum does the heavy lifting for you

✔️ All-inclusive resources take the stress out of training 

✔️ Materials that practically teach the workshop for you

✔️ Click through slides, videos, and activities - it's that easy!  

 

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About the workshop 


Biblically-informed.

Evidence-informed.

Trauma-informed.

 

The Facilitator-Led Spiritual First Aid Workshop teaches peer-to-peer spiritual and emotional care and trauma-informed best practices through our proven step-by-step BLESS CPR helping framework. This workshop can be completed in one full day or split into two half-day sessions.

 

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Empowering everyday Christian helpers, churches, and organizations

Family Life International Ministries

 

How Lutheran Church Charities trained 1,000+ volunteers in one year with the Facilitator-Led Spiritual First Aid Workshop.

“Since partnering with Spiritual First Aid, Lutheran Church Charities has adopted a powerful framework that has allowed us to scale our care ministry with consistency and purpose. It equips our teams to bring Christ-centered comfort to those who are hurting. In the past year alone, we’ve trained over 1,000 church, Christian school, and disaster response volunteers nationwide through the Facilitator-Led Spiritual First Aid Workshop Course.”

- Rev. Chris Singer, President/CEO, Lutheran Church Charities

Family Life International Ministries

 

How one church used Spiritual First Aid to build confidence to support mental health needs at every level. 

"Spiritual First Aid gave us a framework for how to respond to mental health challenges. For the first time, our church is equipped on every level to deal with someone who comes to our church for help. We are no longer intimidated by who walks in their door, of what they might be dealing with. Because now we have the skills to help, and if professional counseling is needed, we’ve also learned how to refer for ongoing care.” 

- Pastor Vernon Blue, Co-Pastor Executive, Administrator Spiritual Development Director, Family Life International
  Ministries

 

Family Life International Ministries

 

How this professor integrated Spiritual First Aid into the classroom to equip the next generation of helpers.

“The Spiritual First Aid Certificate course is an excellent resource for higher education, professional, and paraprofessional training to equip individuals and organizations to provide critical spiritual and emotional support. The basic principles of effective intervention in the SFA course are based on solid biblical grounding, draw on a substantial empirical research base, and have been field-tested in a variety of real-life scenarios over many years. I do not know of any other resource which provides such competent advice on what to do – and what not to do!"

- David N. Entwistele, Psy.D.,Distinguished Professsor of Psychology, North Greenville University


How a Christian school is using the Facilitator-Led Spiritual First Aid Workshop to empower teachers and staff to care for students. 

“We had an excellent training day, thanks to all of you for your help! The energy in the room was so positive and encouraging. Our teachers and staff gave it a 10/10. I will say that our school counselors especially are excited to see this paradigm employed to help increase the number of hands on deck."

- David Hoffman, Executive Director of Faith Formation, Minnehaha Academy

 

 

 

Your 3-step plan to a stress-free,

worry-free, turnkey training event


The old days of having to travel, dedicating days (or weeks) in a classroom, and spending thousands on training one trainer only to have to repeat the process over and over again to help more people are over. Thanks to our step-by-step, easy-to-use facilitator materials, course videos, and hands-on activities, we've made it possible for anyone who can lead a team discussion to lead our proven curriculum with minimal preparation.

 

Purchase a block of courses

Choose enough courses to cover the number of learners you want to train. 

Choose a facilitator(s) from your group

Facilitators gain access to free resources to recruit, launch, and facilitate the workshop.

Launch your workshop and have an immediate impact!

Give your team the practical tools they need in just one day or two half-days of training.

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Facilitator-Led Workshop Pricing 

Block of 25
 Workshop Seats


$1,500

(REG. $3,225)

Save $1,725

 

 

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Block of 50
Workshop Seats


$2,500

(REG. $6,450)

Save $3,950

 

 

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Block of 100
Workshop Seats


$3,500

(REG. $12,900)

Save $9,400

 

 

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*Need more than 100 facilitator-led workshop seats? Contact our partner success team at [email protected] to explore a custom package that meets your unique training needs.

What makes the Facilitator-Led
Spiritual First Aid Workshop different? 

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Just as effective but more cost-efficient than outside trainers


Our research compared pre-and post-test scores of helpers' (266 total) confidence to address spiritual and emotional struggles and trauma. Workshops led by local community volunteers showed a 20% increase in confidence, statistically equivalent to the results observed in workshops led by our team! Qualitative data collected also showed that participants benefited from localization that naturally occurs from having someone from your group facilitate our research-developed curriculum.

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What's Included

 

What participants get...

  • A proven, research-backed peer-support framework and skills
  • Hands-on tools, role-plays, and real-world practice
  • Opportunity to earn Spiritual First Aid Certification
  • On-demand course access for one year so you can revisit what you learned and unlock bonus video training sessions

 

What facilitators get...

  • Free on-demand facilitator training that makes planning, launching, and leading a breeze
  • All-inclusive facilitator materials that take the guesswork out of presenting
  • Confidence to lead without having to be an expert or costly instructor training
  • Access to ongoing support to ensure a stress-free training 

 

What churches and organizations get...

  • A turnkey, cost-effective training solution that’s ready to launch
  • Opportunity to quickly align your group and build a culture of care (in just one day or two half-days)
  • Consistent, high-quality training delivered by your team
  • Streamlined solution for equipping more people to care well with lasting impact
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Everything you need to help others turn their compassion into effective care


More people need mental health care than there are professionals available. Your group wants to help bridge this critical care gap with peer-to-peer support, but traditional train-the-trainer and instructor-led programs are too complex, costly, and even more difficult to grow and maintain.

We get it. After decades of helping, researching, and training others, we know how heavy it feels being aware of all the people around you struggling with mental health challenges. So we set out nearly five years ago to create a simplier and better way to unlock the potential of everyday Christian helpers, churches, and organizations at scale. 

The result? Our new Facilitator-Led Spiritual First Aid Workshop, which we've spent the last year piloting and testing to ensure it's not just easy to use, but also effective. No more costly instructor training. No more train-the-trainer curriculums that become less consistent and reliable over time. No more delays in getting care to those who need it most. 

Our research-backed, proven facilitator-led model gives anyone with a heart to help the ability to start training others—quickly, confidently, and without needing to be an expert. This Facilitator-Led Spiritual First Aid Workshop isn’t just another program or training. It’s an invitation to join a growing movement of Christian mental health champions coming together to reverse the mental health crisis.

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