Course Overview
This qualification is designed for anyone looking to develop their understanding of mental health and the problems that can cause mental ill-health.
What will I learn?
This qualification aims to:
• focus on the study of mental health and a range of mental health problems.
• offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge.
The objectives of this qualification are to:
• raise awareness of mental health and a range of mental health problems.
• increase the learners understanding of a range of mental health problems, which could be used to support their role in the workplace or where they may work or interact with individuals with mental health problems.
It is made up of 13 mandatory units as follows:
• 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
Study, Assessment and Qualifications
This course is delivered purely online with digital content. Upon enrolment Learners are sent login details for our e-assessor system where they will access all course materials including workbooks and questions. Learners will also submit all work via this system which will then be marked by an Assessor and feedback provided.
Due to the nature of these Distance Learning courses, the emphasis is very much on self-directed study.
Learners should be able to take all the information needed to complete the course from the Workbooks but will also receive high level support from their Assessor and the Distance Learning Team.
Each unit will have a set deadline so Learners can plan their study time to fit in with these.
Entry Requirements
Learners should be over the age of 19 at the start of the academic year.
Learners need to of been a resident in the UK or EEA/EU for at least three years prior to enrolment.
Must currently reside in England, in a post code outside of London, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the West Midlands Combined Authority, the Tees Valley Combined Authority, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority, the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
If aged 19-23, must hold a full Level 2 qualification or above in any subject (e.g., QCF Diploma Level 2, five GCSEs/O Levels grade A-C, two or three AS Levels, CSE grade 1 5 or more, one A Level, QCF Certificate, GNVQ Intermediate, First Diploma, NVQ Level 2, First Certificate or Principle of Learning Level 2).
If aged 24+ no qualifications are required.
Additional Costs and Information
This course is free however, we do have a £130 withdrawal fee if learners do not commence/complete their course within the allotted time/request to withdraw.
Learners can only complete one Distance Learning course at a time and cannot be on another funded course such as an Apprenticeship.
The allotted time for completion of this course is six months.
