UK employers from every sector are increasingly keen that their staff have a sound understanding of a range of mental health problems.
The demand for mental health skills and resources has been growing steadily throughout the last decade, but since COVID-19 that demand has increased significantly. Employees and employers have found the importance of mental health awareness at the forefront of their agendas.
Students on this qualification will study the following units:
- Unit 1: Understanding mental health
- Unit 2: Understanding stress
- Unit 3: Understanding anxiety
- Unit 4: Understanding phobias
- Unit 5: Understanding depression
- Unit 6: Understanding postnatal depression
- Unit 7: Understanding bipolar disorder
- Unit 8: Understanding schizophrenia
- Unit 9: Understanding dementia
- Unit 10: Understanding eating disorders
- Unit 11: Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Unit 12: Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Unit 13: Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)