Mental Health Awareness

Course Title: Mental Health Awareness

Course length

2 Hours

Maximum number to attend

20 – 60, Up to 20 delegates per course

This course is aimed at all staff working within Health and Social Care who are involved in supporting individuals with Mental Health Conditions.

The course is designed to raise awareness of Mental Health conditions and commonly experienced symptoms.  The course will provide the delegates with the confidence to identify symptoms and provide various strategies to support the individual.

Learning Outcome and Assessment Criteria

Introduction - Mental Health

Define the terms:

Mental Health

Mental Illness

Understand the relevant legislation

Mental Health Conditions

Neuroses vs Psychoses

Understand the signs and symptoms of the following Mental Health conditions:

Affective disorders:

Anxiety

Depression

Mania

Obsessional Disorders

Schizophrenia:

Simple

Hebephrenic

Catatonic

Paranoid

Personality Disorders:

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Paranoid Personality

Narcissistic Personality

Histrionic Personality

Borderline Personality Disorder

Bi Polar