Learn the difference between mental health and mental illness.
What is the difference between mental health and mental illness? What is the mental health continuum? What are the causes of mental illness? What is a mood disorder? What are different types of anxiety disorder? What are the symptoms of Schizophrenia? What are the symptoms of psychosis? What is self-harm? How to talk about suicide?
Our Understanding Mental Health & Mental Illness course will help you to answer the questions above and more.
1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England.
Through our Understanding Mental Health & Mental Illness course, you will gain an understanding of the difference between mental health and mental illness. You will learn how improving language can reduce stigma. You will learn causes and symptoms of different mental illnesses. You will learn strategies to promote positive mental health. You will learn how to support an individual with a mental illness.
What you'll learn.
o What is the difference between mental health and mental illness.
o Understand the causes of mental illness
o Be aware of myths and truths around mental health
o Recognise that improving language can reduce stigma.
o Gain knowledge of different mental illnesses and identify potential suicide risks and links to self-harming behaviours.
Who is Understanding Mental Health & Mental Illness for?
Our Understanding Mental Health & Mental Illness course is for anyone who wants to understand more about mental health and mental illness, whether in a care or non-care setting, this course will help with how to promote positive mental health strategies.
What are the learning outcomes?
By the end of the course, you will be able to…
o State the difference between mental health and mental illness
o Describe the causes of mental illness.
o Recognise how improving language can reduce stigma.
o Be able to identify myths and truth around mental health.
o Describe various forms of mental illness including depression, anxiety, personality disorders and schizophrenia.
o Develop knowledge, skills, and strategies to promote positive mental health.
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