Course description
Mental health support workers play an important function in the treatment of those suffering from mental health problems. This course outlines the role of mental health support workers and identifies the characteristics, credentials and skills that they require to excel. We then look at the roles of mental health first aiders and the legalities surrounding their work.
This course examines numerous mental health problems, including schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating and sleeping issues, stress and anxiety disorders and psychiatric issues affecting children and adolescents. Any intellectual, emotional or behavioural impairment that is considered ‘clinically substantial’ is a marker of a mental illness. Such markers are frequently associated with distress or functional limitations in important areas, representing a wide range of distinct mental illnesses.
We then show you how to identify the many medications used to treat psychiatric problems. What law governs the rights of patients suffering from mental health issues? Become familiar with mental health legislation, community mental health teams (CMHTs) and methods for dealing with those who are experiencing a mental health crisis. This course explains how to assist those who are struggling with mental health issues to regain their mental wellbeing. This course is suitable for social workers and anyone who intends to assist in the day-to-day care of patients in mental care facilities. It also suits anyone who wants to learn more about common mental health disorders and the measures used to treat them.
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Training content
Introduction to Mental Health and Personality Disorders
Description: In this module, you will learn the overview of mental health support workers. The module will also teach you about schizophrenia, personality disorders, mood disorders, eating and sleeping disorders, stress and anxiety disorders, and mental health first aid. It will also cover pediatric and adolescent psychiatric illnesses.
- Learning Outcomes
- Introduction to Mental Health
- Stress and Personality Disorders
- Mood, Eating and Sleeping Disorders
- Lesson Summary
Mental Health Treatment, Therapy and Legislation
Description: The topics covered in this module include self-harm and suicide, medication and therapy in the treatment of mental illness, social attitudes toward mental illness, mental health legislation and services, community mental health teams, mental health in the workplace, the involvement of the service user and approach to people in mental health crises.
- Learning Outcomes
- Treatment of Mental Illness
- Mental Health Legislation and Services
- Approaches to People in Mental Health Crisis
- Lesson Summary
Course assessment
- Assessment: Operating as a Mental Health Support Worker - Course Assessment
Certification / Credits
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Recall the duties and responsibilities of mental health support worker
- Describe how to spot some of the early signs of mental health problems
- Outline the role of a mental health first aider
- List the four major mental disorders that affect children and adolescents
- Identify the causes and symptoms of stress and anxiety disorders
- Explain schizophrenia disorder and list its types
- Recognise different kinds of personality disorders and describe their causes, symptoms and treatments
- Explain the use of psychiatric medication in the treatment of mental illness
- State the aims of the UK’s Mental Health Act
- Outline the composition of Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)
- List the benefits of service user involvement in the creation of mental health policy
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