Mental Health Awareness

Description

CPD Approved

People often equate the words mental health with mental illness and there are many definitions of
what mental health actually is. Mental health issues can happen to anyone despite social
background, intelligence, gender or other factors.

This Mental Health Awareness course explains the difference between mental health and mental illness. It covers the
symptoms of a number of the most common mental illnesses so you will know what to look out for
or what to expect if you are working with someone with one of these conditions. As well as
providing some practical advice on how you can work effectively with those affected by these
conditions.

Course Contents

• What is mental illness and prevalence rates
• Symptoms of Bi-Polar, depression, psychotic disorders and schizophrenia
• Symptoms of anxiety, personality disorder, self-harming

Recommended System Requirements
• Browser: Up to date web browser
• Video: Up to date video drivers
• Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
• Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)

Duration: 25 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off.
It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)