Level Two Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems

The Certificate in Mental Health Studies will appeal to a wide range of people with an interest in this complex and challenging topic – including health and social care practitioners, service users/survivors, and friends and families. It uses a holistic framework to explore ideas and practice in mental health – encouraging you to review your own beliefs and experiences and to challenge yourself and others on a more informed footing. It also examines how social, environmental, economic and political factors shape and constrain our understandings and experiences of mental health and distress.

Course Code PD013/1

What will I study?

This course is made up of 13 units including:

Unit 1: Understanding mental health
Unit 2: Understanding stress
Unit 3: Understanding anxiety
Unit 4: Understanding phobias
Unit 5: Understanding depression
Unit 6: Understanding post-natal depression
Unit 7: Understanding bipolar depression
Unit 8: Understanding schizophrenia
Unit 9: Understanding dementia
Unit 10: Understanding eating disorders
Unit 11: Understanding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Unit 12: Understanding obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Unit 13: Understanding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

How will the course be delivered?

This certificate course aims to:

Develop your knowledge and understanding of mental health and distress in relation to individuals, institutions and the wider society
Help you explore the diverse and frequently competing perspectives that characterise the world of mental health
Develop and improve practice in health and social care services for people experiencing mental distress or ill-health.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements to study this certificate. However, this is a Level 2 certificate. You should ensure that you have adequate study skills, such as gained from Level 1 study or its equivalent, before you begin.