Adult Mental Health Course
Learn about a wide range of mental health disorders that affect adults as well as identifying professional mental health services as well self help options and more. This course requires no prior knowledge and is suitable for anyone either on a professional basis or as a hobby.
This is suitable for (but not limited to):
- Social workers
- Counsellors
- Teachers
- Psychologists
- Trainee counsellors
- Volunteer counsellors
- Mental health workers
- Learning disability workers
- Support workers
- Health and well-being workers
- Stress management/ Anger management consultants
- Human resources staff
- Law enforcement
- Managers/Supervisors
- Advice/ Homelessness workers
- Anyone who supports and is interested in people with mental health issues
Course Aims:
- Discuss the nature, scope and impact of mental health on adults of all ages.
- Explain the different types of depression and the impact of gender on depression.
- Explain the nature of anxiety and related conditions, and consider possible responses that may be used for these conditions.
- Explain the nature of schizophrenia and consider the responses that might be taken to such conditions.
- Explain the scope and nature of antisocial personality disorders, and consider the responses that might be taken to such conditions.
- Explain the scope and nature of eating disorders in adults, and consider the responses that might be taken to such conditions.
- Explain the scope and nature of dementia in adults, and consider the responses that might be taken to such conditions.
- Identify a wide range of self-help options that can be facilitated for sufferers of mental health problems.
- Identify mental health services and support options available for those with mental health issues.
Lessons
- Introduction to Mental Health Issues
- Depression in Men and Women
- Anxiety, Phobias, and OCD
- Schizophrenia
- Antisocial Personality Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Dementias
- Helping Yourself in Mental Health Issues
- Services for Mental Health Issues