Enhanced Mental Health Awareness
Course
In Basingstoke
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Basingstoke
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Duration
2 Days
To raise the awareness of mental illness and the stigma surrounding it as well as the impact of a Mental Health diagnoses on individuals within society. Suitable for: Organisations such as, Voluntary services, Housing and Benefit staff, Support staff within the health/social care services, Schools and businesses, Citizen Advice and Advocacy staff. Suitable for service users & Carers.
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Course programme
Introduction
This 2 day course is an extension of the 1 day Introduction to Mental Health Awareness course providing detailed and in depth training surrounding major factors within mental health service provision and promoting positive well being. The overall emphasis of this course is on recovery.
Course Summary
- Mental Health statistics
- In-depth understanding of neuroses & psychoses. Differences' between diagnoses within Mental Health
- Explanations of the major types of Mental Distress
- Violence and Mental Illness
- Mental Illness and the law, including the new capacity act
- The Recovery Model
- WRAP (Wellness recovery action plan)
- Promoting equality - challenging discrimination
- Children and Mental Health
- The elderly & mental distress
- Social inclusion
- Media Representation of Mental Illness
- Factors which can contribute to mental distress
- Promoting positive mental well being
Course Schedule
20th Sep & Mon 27th Sep - 10am-4pm
Additional information
Enhanced Mental Health Awareness