Mental Health
£18.00 inc. VAT
Level: Level 2 & 3.
Accreditation: This course is CPD certified.
Course Aims
This eLearning course aims to introduce you to the topic of mental health problems.
It begins by introducing the psychiatric classification system and explaining its strengths and weaknesses. It then outlines the different categories of mental ill health and signs and symptoms of each. The course also examines five different frameworks for explaining mental health problems, including the medical model, social model, cognitive behavioural model, psychodynamic model and vulnerability-stress model. The course helps you identify indications of mental ill health and examine the impact that mental distress has on the individual and others around them. The module explains the different support and treatment options and also introduces three legislations particularly important when dealing with mental health problems.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
- Identify the two classification systems used to diagnose mental ill health and the strengths and weaknesses of those systems.
- Define symptoms of the different types of mental illness.
- Outline the following frameworks for understanding mental distress: the medical model; the social model; the psychoanalytical model; the cognitive behavioural model, the vulnerability-stress model.
- Outline how mental ill health may be indicated through an individualÕs emotions, thinking and behaviour.
- Identify the impact of mental illness on the individual and their family, social or work networks.
- Outline the following treatment options: medication; individual and family therapy; crisis interventions; practical support; early Intervention.
- Identify the benefits of early intervention in promoting an individualÕs mental health and well-being.
- Outline the following legislations: Mental Health Act 2007, NHS and Community Care Act 1990, Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Course Syllabus Includes
- Psychiatric classification systems
- DSM and ICD
- Categories of mental ill health
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Psychotic Disorders
- Substance-related disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Cognitive Disorders
- Medical Model
- Social Model
- Psychoanalytical model
- Cognitive behavioural model
- Vulnerability-stress model
- Signs and indications
- Impact of mental ill health
- Discrimination and stigma
- Support and treatment
- Medication
- Therapy
- Crisis interventions
- Practical support
- Early intervention
- Mental Health Act 2007
Are courses certified?
Courses are fully certified. Once a learner successfully completes a course you are able to download the completion certificate FREE of charge.
How are courses going to be delivered?
Courses are delivered online and work on any internet enabled device. As long as you have access to an internet connection you can complete courses when and where you like 24 hours a day.
Are online courses accredited?
Yes, they are. Courses are CPD Certified and our Care Certificate is one of the first to be endorsed by Skills for Care.
How long do courses take to complete?
Some of our shorter courses will typically take between 30 minutes and an hour to complete. Some of the bigger ones will take longer and depends largely on each individual’s learning speed.
