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Introduction to Mental Health - Modular Course

This modular programme is designed to provide a foundation level course for staff who work in social services, health services, voluntary and independent sectors.

as an introduction for new staff
for staff that come across mental health issues in the course of their work e.g. Residential, Day Care, Community Support Workers, non MH-specialist Social Workers, Voluntary Sector staff etc.
It is an useful introduction for non MH-specialist SWs that are considering undertaking training to become an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).

Participants can book to attend individual modules or the complete programme.

Aimed at: Day Care, Community Support Workers, non MH-specialist Social Workers, Voluntary Sector staff etc.

The modules are as follows:

Overview of Mental Health
- What is mental illness?
- What is not mental illness?
- How is mental illness diagnosed?
- How is mental illness classified?
- Models to explain mental Illness
Schizophrenia and Psychosis
- Models of Schizophrenia
- Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia
- Interventions in Schizophrenia
- Causation Factors in Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia the Myths around Dangerousness
Depression and Mania
- Depression more than feeling down in the dumps
- Bipolar Depression
- Post-Natal Depression
- Causation theories in depression
- Interventions in Depressive illnesses
- Society and Depression
Risk Assessment in Mental Health
- Why do we do Risk Assessment?
- Whose responsibility is Risk Assessment?
- Distinguishing between risks, dangers and worries
- Factors to consider
Ethnicity and Cultural Issues
- Culture and Mental Ill Health
- Race and treatment issues
Carer Perspectives
This session is led by Jen Kilyon from the Carers Project that work with carers of people with mental health difficulties. She will present the carers perspective and ways in which they can be involved.
Mental Health Legislation
- Historical background to current legislation
- Civil sections of the 1983 Mental Health Act
- Role of professionals in using the Act
- Role of the nearest relative
- Police powers under the Mental Health Act
- Reviews and appeals under the Mental Health Act
Interventions in Mental Health
This session will be led by two community nurses that work with older people. It will examine a range of interventions including medication and side effects, behavioural techniques and therapeutic approaches, particularly relating to work with older people but with applications across other service areas.
Eating Disorders
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Binge eating disorder
- Eating disorder a gender perspective
- Causative Factors
Stigma, Social Exclusion and Mental Health
This session will look at the various ways that mental health service users are stigmatised and excluded from mainstream society and current initiatives to combat this.

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