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Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems

Course Overview

UK employers, particularly in the health and social care sector, are increasingly interested in their staff having a sound understanding of a range of mental health problems.

The demand for mental health skills and resources has been steadily growing throughout the last decade, but since COVID19 that demand has increased. Employees and employers have found the importance of mental health awareness at the forefront of their agendas.

This qualification aims to raise your awareness of mental health and a range of mental health problems. This mental health course allows you to gain an understanding of prevalent mental health problems and how to work with or interact with individuals with them.

Key Information

Course Length
16 weeks

Course Level
Level 2

Awarding Body
TQUK
(E-certificates upon achievement)

Learning Method(s)
Online materials
Online assessment

For Individuals

Full Cost Price
£389.00

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Unit 1: Understanding mental health

Learn what is meant by ‘mental health’ and its impact as well as the legal frameworks which ensure high quality care is provided.

Unit 2: Understanding stress

Gain an understanding of stress and its causes, as well as the effects stress can have on individuals and their daily life, and ways in which stress can be managed.

Unit 3: Understanding anxiety

Gain an understanding of anxiety, the causes of anxiety and how it affects the individual and others.

Unit 4: Understanding phobias

Explore the causes of phobias and how those with phobias can manage them.

Unit 5: Understanding depression

Explore causes and effects of depression on individuals and those around them with in-depth knowledge of how depression can be managed.

Unit 6: Understanding postnatal depression

Learn what is meant by the term ‘postnatal depression’, and look into how postnatal depression not only affects women, but the effect it can have on others around them.

Unit 7: Understanding bipolar disorder

Gain an understanding of bipolar disorder, its causes and the effects it can have on individuals and their daily lives, and the ways in which bipolar disorder can be managed.

Unit 8: Understanding schizophrenia

Look at the causes of schizophrenia and the media’s representation of this condition.

Unit 9: Understanding dementia

Learn what dementia is and how it affects an individual, and gain an understanding of the ways in which dementia can be managed.

Unit 10: Understanding eating disorders

Gain in-depth knowledge of eating disorders, the causes, and how they can affect the individual and others.

Unit 11: Understanding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Look at what ADHD is, the causes of this condition and the effect it can have on an individual and others.

Unit 12: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Gain an understanding of OCD, its causes and how it might affect the individual and others, and learn about ways in which OCD can be managed.

Unit 13: Understanding Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Discover what PTSD is, its causes and how it can affect the individual, and gain an understanding of the ways in which PTSD can be managed.