Children and Young People’s Mental Health
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What is Children and Young People’s Mental Health?
This online Children and Young People’s Mental Health course will provide candidates with an awareness of the signs and symptoms of a wide range of conditions and better prepare them to listen to and support young people.
Who is the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Course Suitable For?
This online Children and Young People’s Mental Health course is aimed at teachers and youth workers who may work with children who exhibit signs of mental health issues.
What's Included in the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Course?
This Children and Young People’s Mental Health course covers a range of important topics related to mental health conditions that children and young people can experience and the many ways they can be offered support.
The course starts by defining mental illness and mental health problems and their impact on children and young people.
There’s extensive coverage of the many types of mental illnesses found in this group, and how they can be recognised and treated.
This course will look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression and self-harm, and eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating.
Other mental illnesses covered include schizophrenia, autism, learning difficulties, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, sleep apnoea and social phobia.
The course will discuss symptoms and causes – and the actions to take if you suspect someone has a mental health condition.
The course will discuss the role of mental healthcare professionals, such as a psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses or clinical social workers – and show how parents can become involved.
Treatments covered include psychotherapy, mindfulness, play therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and medication.
The course will deal with prognosis and prevention – and show how to promote positive mental health and dispel common myths.
Finally, you’ll learn practical techniques to help you talk to children or young people about their mental health.
Course Content
- Introduction
- Mental illnesses in children and young adults: Part 1
- Mental illnesses in children and young adults: Part 2
- Mental illnesses in children and young adults: Part 3
- Diagnosis and treatments
- Prognoses and outcomes
- Support
- Signs of mental illness in children and young people
Course Duration
90 Minutes
Accreditation
This Children and Young People’s Mental Health course is approved by leading industry bodies IIRSM and CPD.
For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print to confirm completion of the training.
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Software
Flash Player 10+
Download Speed
Broadband (3Mb+)
Mobile
The content has been tested and is known to work on iOS devices from the iPad 2 onwards and iPhone 4 onwards.
Tested on some Android devices including the Samsung Galaxy tab II and the Kindle Fire HD.
Beyond this is should work on most other Android devices but there may be some exceptions depending on OS version and browser used.
E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.
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Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.
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