This course is approved by Skills For Care and has received Quality Assured Care Learning Service approval. The Quality Assured Care Learning Service reviews training provider and course quality, making sure training is accessible, high-quality, and meets the needs of both the workforce and people who draw on care and support.

This course will give you an in-depth understanding of mental health problems and how they can present themselves in adults and how to interact and care someone who is experiencing a mental health disorder.

This short course will run via weekly webinars, giving you the opportunity to do your coursework at home. You will receive a professional Level 2 qualification awarded to you by TQUK.

The course is cost free to learners.

To register interest, please fill out this expression of interest form.

This course is suitable for anyone over the age of 19 and working in the health and social care sector. Whether you are at a junior or senior level it is a valued qualification to apply for.

Additionally, the course can benefit anyone who is looking further and enhance their knowledge of mental health whether it is in relation to a care home setting, domestic setting or in the general workplace.

You will cover a range of topics to help you develop and expand your knowledge and skills.

Learning topics include:

• Understanding mental health
• Understanding stress
• Understanding anxiety
• Understanding phobias
• Understanding depression
• Understanding post-natal depression
• Understanding bipolar disorder
• Understanding schizophrenia
• Understanding dementia
• Understanding eating disorders
• Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Understanding Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)