Community Mental Health Practice & Psychiatry (Level 4) Course

Unit 1: Mental Health Workers

• What is a Mental Health Worker?
• Different Roles in Mental Health
• Care Co-ordinator (Key Worker / Case Manager)
• Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)
• General Practitioner (GP)
• Psychologist
• Psychiatrist
• Social Worker
• Mental Health Advocacy
• Independent Professional Advocacy
• Peer or Collective Advocacy
• Citizen Advocacy
• The Mental Health Act
• The Mental Health Act 2007
• Who is the Nearest Relative?
• What the Nearest Relative can do
• Who is an Approved Mental Health Professional?

Unit 2: Mental Health & Related Acts

• Sections of the Mental Health Act
• How long does it last?
• What is the reason?
• Who can issue a Section 2?
• Medical say so
• Discharge procedure
• How long does it last?
• What is the reason?
• Who can issue a Section 3?
• Medical say so
• Discharge procedure
• Section 4
• How long does it last?
• What is the reason?
• Who can issue a Section 4?
• Medical say so
• Section 5
• Section 5 (2)
• How long?
• Who can issue a Section 5 (2)?
• Section 5 (4)
• How long?
• Who can issue a Section 5 (4)?
• Section 37
• How long does it last?
• What is the reason?
• Medical say so
• Discharge procedure:
• Section 41
• How long does it last?
• Medical say so
• Discharge procedure
• Section 117
• How long does it last?
• What is the reason?
• Who is responsible for providing the services under a section 117?
• Section 36
• How long does it last?
• Who can issue a Section 36?
• What is the reason?
• Mental Health Terminology
• The Mental Health System
• Community Mental Health Team
• Outreach Team
• The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
• Day Centres
• Inpatients
• The Human Rights Act
• The Mental Capacity Act
• Outpatient Services
• Community Outreach Services
• Classifications

Unit 3: Depression

• Depression: Explanation
• Major (Clinical) Depression
• Atypical Depression
• Unspecified Depression
• Postnatal Depression
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Depression: Symptoms
• Psychological Symptoms
• Physical Symptoms
• Social Symptoms
• Depression: Diagnosis
• Major Depressive Episode
• Manic Episode
• Mixed Episode
• Hypomanic Episode
• Furthermore:
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Dysthymic Disorder
• Bipolar I Disorder
• Bipolar II Disorder
• Cyclothymic Disorder
• Depression: Who is Affected?
• Depression in Women
• Depression in Men
• Depression in Children
• Depression in the Elderly
• Depression: Causes
• Genetic Factors
• Trauma and Stress Related Factors
• Physical Factors
• Additional Factor

Unit 4: Eating Disorders

• Eating Disorders: Explanation
• What are Eating Disorders?
• Types of Eating Disorders
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Eating Disorders: Symptoms
• Anorexia
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Eating Disorders: Diagnosis
• Anorexia
• Restricting Type
• Binge Eating Type or Purging Type
• Bulimia
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
• Eating Disorders: Complications
• Eating Disorders: Who is Affected?
• Eating Disorders: Causes
• Psychological
• Biological
• Social
• Eating Disorders: Prevention

Unit 5: Personality Disorders

• Personality Disorders: Explanation
• What are Personality Disorders?
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Medication
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Medication
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Medication
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Hospitalisation
• Medications
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Hospitalisation
• Medication
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Medications
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Psychosocial Treatment
• Group Therapy
• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Medications
• Dependent Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Medications
• Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Treatment Options
• Hospitalisation
• Medications
• Personality Disorders: Common Misconceptions and Generalisations
• Manipulative
• Attention Seeking
• Demanding
• Obstructive
• Personality Disorders: Causes
• Developmental
• The Parent-Blame Problem
• The Role of Peers
• Biological
• The Genetic/Environmental Convergence
• Physical Causes
• Personality Disorders: Prognosis
• Schizophrenia: Explanation
• Schizophrenia: Symptoms
• Positive Symptoms
• Negative Symptoms
• Cognitive Symptoms
• Schizophrenia: Diagnosis
• Social / Occupational Dysfunction
• Duration
• Schizoaffective and Mood Disorder Exclusion
• Substance/General Medical Condition Exclusion
• Relationship to a Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Schizophrenia: Causes
• Brain Abnormalities
• Genetic Factors
• Developmental Factors
• Schizophrenia: The Facts
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Explanation
• Checkers
• Hoarders
• Obsessionals
• Orderers
• Washers and Cleaners
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Symptoms
• Obsessions
• Compulsions
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Causes
• Genetic
• Physical
• Infection
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The Facts
• Phobia
• Social Phobias
• Specific Phobia
• Agoraphobia
• Psychosis
• Organic Psychosis
• Brief Reactive Psychosis
• Drug-Induced Psychosis

Unit 6: How to Help Someone in Crisis

• Self-harm
• Why do People Self-harm?
• What can Friends and Family do?
• What to do if your Client has Self-harmed
• Breaking the Pattern of Self-injury
• Suicide
• Why do People Commit Suicide?
• Talking to a Client who is Suicidal
• Suicide Management Plan
• Questions to Ask your Client about Suicide Ideation:
• Factors which Contribute to an Increased Risk of Suicide:
• Known Critical Suicidal Feelings
• Eating Distress
• Relationship Breakdown

Unit 7: Abuse and Trauma: Explanation

• Child Abuse
• Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
• Sexual Abuse
• Ritual Abuse
• Features Commonly Associated with Ritual Abuse:
• Domestic Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Assault
• Police Action
• Verbal Abuse
• Elder Abuse
• Male Abuse
• Staying Safe
• Leaving an Abusive Environment
• Abuse and the Law
• Sexual Offences Act 2003
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
• Rights of Victims
• Injunctions
• Applying for an Injunction
• Evidence Required
• Breaking a Court Order
• Reporting Abuse
• Police Action
• Court
• Before Court
• After Court
• Prison
• Probation Contact
• Restorative Justice
• Life and Relationships after Abuse
• Why do People Abuse?

Unit 8: Listening Skills and Validation

• Stages of Listening
• Listening Skills and Validation: Types of Listening
• Listening Skills and Validation: Common Problems
• Tips for Good Listening
• Types of Validation
• Research
• Article discussing BPD and eating disorders:
• Borderline Personality and Eating Disorders