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Course profile: Mental Health Awareness (1-3 days)

Many Social Care Staff deal with service users who have mental health needs. This 3 day course briefly covers the history and development of mental health services in this country. It focuses on the classification of mental illness , the signs and symptoms of mental ill health, medication and other treatments available. Approaches to supporting service users in a social care settings are explored

Learning objectives:

By the end of the course learners should understand:
  • What is mental health & mental illness?
  • The different types; their signs and symptoms
  • Treatment available and appropriate support offered
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    Workshop content:

    • What is “normal”?
    • What might be seen as “abnormal”?
    • What do we mean by a Mental Health need?
    • A brief introduction to the history of Mental Health Care
    • A brief review of the move from Institutional to Community Care
    • Classification of Mental Illness
    Personality Disorders
    Neurosis
    Psychosis
    Other “disorders”
    • Signs and Symptoms of Mental ill health
    • Medication linked to diagnosis
    • Medication: Prescription and side effects
    • Help available
    • Person Centred support:
    • Involving and empowering
    • Issues of responsibility and control

    Training methods:

    • Tutor presentations         • Discussion in large groups
    • Small group work           • Flip chart work
    • OHP                             • Pairs work
    • Word storming

     

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