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Course profile: Ethnicity & Mental Health (1-2 Days)

The purpose of this course is to examine the response and reaction of the Mental Health services to people from different ethnic backgrounds. The course will aim to help participants develop more sensitive and effective responses when providing support

Learning objectives:

By the end of the course learners should understand:
  • A range of mental health definitions their signs and symptoms
  • How mental health is viewed by some of the larger ethnic groups in the UK
  • How services impact on these groups and where the difficulties exist
  • Best practice when supporting these groups of people
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    Course content:
  • What do we mean by mental illness?
  • How is mental health regarded in other countries/societies/cultures?
  • Is there a commonality in classification of mental ill health?
  • Examination of statistics
  • Why are certain groups overrepresented in the mental health system?
  • Issues of communication
  • Communication
  • The complexity of diagnosis
  • Best practice in mental health
  • Can we provide a service in a non-racist/anti-racist way?
  • What are the implications?
  • The examination of the skills necessary to provide the best non-racist service
  • Supporting service users:
  • Confidence building, Advocacy, self advocacy, peer advocacy, Assertiveness training, Political action etc;

    • Training methods:
  • Use of current data and research material
  • Role-play
  • Case exercises
  • Workshops
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