Mental Health Awareness

Aim

A training session covering a range of mental health issues to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to work positively with people who have mental health needs.

Target group

All staff who work with people with mental health support needs.

Links to

• QCF units CMH301 Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion and CMH302 Understand mental health problems.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course participants should be able to:

•  Define mental wellbeing and mental illness

•  Identify the possible causes of mental illness
•  Recognise the risk and protective factors and identify signs that a person's mental health is deteriorating
•  Describe various conditions including; anxiety, depression, bi-polar affective disorder and schizophrenia
•  Describe what it may be like to experience mental illness
•  Desribe the various interventions used to treat mental illness            

Training Methods

The day will be run in a participative way, using delegates’ existing knowledge as a platform. Training methods will include paired work, small group work, quizzes, multi-media clips, case studies, and a limited amount of lecturing.