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Mental Health Awareness E-Learning


Mental Health Awareness E-Learning

People often equate the words mental health with mental illness and there are many definitions of what mental health actually is. Mental health issues can happen to anyone despite social background, intelligence, gender or other factors. This course explains the difference between mental health and mental illness. It covers the symptoms of a number of the most common mental illnesses so you will know what to look out for or what to expect if you are working with someone with one of these conditions. As well as providing some practical advice on how you can work effectively with those affected by these conditions

Who should complete this course

  • Those who work in domiciliary care, the NHS, community centres, prisons or the Care Sector
  • Child care professionals
  • Those seeking employment in the Care Sector who wish to show potential employers that they have extra qualifications
  • Those volunteering where adults need care

Course syllabus

  • What is mental illness and prevalence rates
  • Symptoms of Bi-Polar, depression, psychotic disorders and schizophrenia
  • Symptoms of anxiety, personality disorder, self-harming

Course duration

  • With this on-line course you can stop and restart your learning to suit your time constraints
  • 25 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
  • Please note you will need a 3Mb+ internet enabled device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet or smart-phone) to study this course, which is Windows7 or MAC OSX10.8+ with Flash Player 10+

Course costs

Assessment

  • The course consists of three modules with questions at the end
  • You are given the chance to review all your answers at the end of each module before final submission and you will be given 3 attempts at each module to achieve a pass
  • On successful completion of the course, you will be able to download your certificate to print immediately
  • This course is approved by CPD. (Our CPD approved courses are owned by VideoTile Learning Ltd and are distributed under licence)


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