Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness

A 3 hour course aimed at staff who have received little or no previous training in mental health, but who may come into contact with people with mental health problems as part of their work.

What are the benefits of attending the course?

The course will help participants to:

• Have an understanding of the terms mental health and mental illness.
• Be able to recognise some of the signs and symptoms of mental health problems.
• Understand how some people with mental health problems may experience the world.
• Briefly outline some common mental illnesses
• Have identified ways in which they may be able to provide appropriate support to people with mental health problems
• Work within their duty of care to the individual

What does the course cover?

• What is mental illness?
• Brief overview of types of mental ill health
• Brief outline of signs and symptoms
• Perceptions and barriers
• Influences on mental health – positive and negative
• Identifying mental distress
• Recognising different coping mechanisms
• How to support an individual with mental health issues
• Working within Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Working within the organisation’s related policies

Who is the course suitable for?

This course is ideal for staff who have received little or no previous training in mental health, but who may come into contact with people with mental health problems as part of their work.