Mental Health and Psychiatry Course

This course gives a great overview of the different types of mental disorders including depression, eating disorders, personality disorders and schizophrenia. This course provides a great introduction to the subject and a spring board on to further study. This course will also help you gain an awareness of mental heath that would be useful in all areas of life.

Support

As a valued student of Start Learning you will have the facility to use our personal tutor service.  At Start Learning we have a friendly team of highly qualified and experienced tutors.  A tutor will be allocated to our student for 12 months, starting from when study materials are received.  The tutors are contacted via email and are responsible for marking assignments and guiding you through the course to ensure you are ready for your examinations.

Extra On-line Support

The tutor for this course has now set up a forum for all of his students studying Abuse and Trauma and related courses. This will assist you with your studies as not only will you get full tutor support from a professional tutor for the duration of the course but you will also get help from other students who are studying at the same time as you and get an insight into other related courses by talking to students studying them. You can ask other students questions about your course or theirs, and they will try to help you.
This is a great community for all those students who wish to interact with others in the same situation as theirs and get friendly advice and share ideas and comments.
You will be able to interact with students studying the following courses:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Understanding Eating Disorders
Introduction to Counselling
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Working with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
Your tutor will provide all the details of how to get onto this forum if you decide to order the course.

Entry Requirements

With this being a Level Three course, a reasonable level of literacy is required. Otherwise there are no entry requirements for this course, just an interest in the subject.

Recommended Hours of Study

It is recommended that approximately 110 hours of your time should be allocated towards study for the Mental Health and Psychiatry Level 3 Course.

Objectives

After studying this course, students will be able to:
Have an understanding of Mental Health and Psychiatry
Understand possible causes
Have knowledge of the different treatments available
List sources of help and advice in a range of situations
Have clear understanding of how to work with complex conditions

Course Info

Course Outline
Introduction
Classifications

Depression
Explanation
Diagnosis
Who is affected?
Causes

Eating disorders
Types of eating disorders
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Complications
Who is affected?
Causes
Prevention

Personality Disorders
Common misconceptions and generalisations
Causes
Prognosis

Schizophrenia
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Causes
The FactsRelated Conditions
Treatments
Resources

Qualifications

Upon completion of this course, you will receive a Level 3 NCFE Certificate in Mental Health and Psychiatry.

Language of Examination

English

Examination Centre

There is no exam as such, although you will be required to complete a series of tutor marked assignments. There is no word count for these assignments although you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the questions asked.