Certificate in Mental Health
Become a certified Mental Health Practitioner
Description
The course offers an extensive knowledge and trains students in
Mental Health Illnesses
and how to manage them.
This course will equip students be effective trained Mental health Practitioners with adequate knowledge and skills to work in any settings when mental health is of concern. Additionally, students will enhance self-awareness and reflective abilities that are highly valued in a range of organizations and personal life situations. The course will equip the students to be able to make a difference in people's lives with a positive relationship.
In this course you will learn the following topics:
Causes of mental ill
health and its
consequences
Symptoms of
minor and major mental ill health
Linkage of
HIV/AIDS and mental health and its management
Management
of various mental health disorders
Phases of treatment
and
common drugs used
Understand
community home based care and its advantages
Understand
rehabilitation methods
Learn about disorders such as
depression, panic, phobia, anxiety, schizophrenia and mania
Knowing the
link between mental health and poverty, culture and gender
What to do next after this course completion
This course is for all levels w and does not require prior experience. However, students should be able to understand English, be able to read and write in English, have good network connection for effective learning with either a phone, tablet or laptop.
Who this course is for:
All levels as long as you are interested in Mental Health issues
What you'll learn
Define common terms used in mental health
Understand the causes of mental illness and consequences
Understand signs and symptoms of mental ill health and their consequences
Understand the link between mental health (and or illness) and HIV/AIDS
Understand how to manage mental illnesses
Know the principles to use when dealing with mental illnesess
Understand the phases of treatment and common drugs used
Define community home based care and understand it advantages
Know the myths and misconceptions of mental health
Understand the minor and major mental health illness e,g schizophrenia, mania, depression, phobia etc
Understand the link between Mental health and poverty, culture and gender
Requirements
- You will need a copy of Adobe XD 2019 or above. A free trial can be downloaded from Adobe.
- No previous design experience is needed.
- No previous Adobe XD skills are needed.
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