Understanding Mental Health - Level 3

Understanding and improving mental health and well-being has become one of the most important challenges of the 21st Century. This qualification is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of mental health, and the ways that individuals with mental health issues can be supported in a positive and enabling way. The course is suitable for anyone with a personal interest in mental health, those who lead or manage others in a work environment, and for those who want to pursue a career in the health and social care sector. This qualification will: focus on the study of mental health and mental well-being to support different occupational areas offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge and understanding The objectives of this qualification are to help learners to understand: mental health legislation, services and public attitudes and how these have evolved how to support mental well-being through various stages of life mental ill health, treatment options available and the potential consequences of mental ill health the skills required to work in a mental health service Unit 1: Understanding the context of mental health and well-being Unit 2: Promotion of mental health and well-being Unit 3: Mental health problems: associated issues and consequences Unit 4: Understanding mental ill health Unit 5: Working in mental health