Understanding Mental Health Conditions – Level 2 – CPDUK Certified

Welcome to our online Understanding Mental Health Conditions training course. All our online training courses, programmes, and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).

This online Understanding Mental Health Conditions training course is designed to help learners understand more about different mental health conditions – key definitions of each condition and the signs and symptoms associated with each. This includes stress, anxiety disorders, depression, self-harm, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and substance misuse.

Course content

This online Understanding Mental Health Conditions training course covers the following:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 – Introduction to mental health conditions
• Chapter 2 – Understanding anxiety disorders
• Chapter 3 – What is depression?
• Chapter 4 – What is self-harm?
• Chapter 5 – What is bipolar disorder?
• Chapter 6 – What is schizophrenia?
• Chapter 7 – Eating disorders
• Chapter 8 – Recreational drugs
• Module summary.

Who is the course for?

This online Understanding Mental Health Conditions training course is suitable for anyone with an interest in developing their knowledge and understanding of different common mental health conditions.

Course aims

The aims of this Understanding Mental Health Conditions eLearning course are to:

• Develop learners’ knowledge and understanding of what is meant by stress, anxiety disorders, depression, self-harm, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders and substance misuse.
• Help learners know the signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety disorders, depression, self-harm, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders and substance misuse.

Learning objectives

On completion of this online Understanding Mental Health Conditions training course, the learner will be able to:

• Explain key terms like stress, anxiety disorders, depression, self-harm, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders and substance misuse.
• Describe the signs and symptoms of at least five mental health disorders e.g depression, bipolar disorder, and substance misuse.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this online Understanding Mental Health Conditions training course, the learner will be able to:

• State internal and external sources of stress
• Define depression
• Describe the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia
• Identify eating disorders that can arise due to poor mental health
• Discuss the signs and symptoms of depression
• Explain the effects of substance misuse.

Why is this online Understanding Mental Health Conditions training course essential?

Mental health conditions affect many people in the UK every year:

• Every week in the UK 1 in 6 people (17%) over the age of 16 experience signs of mental health issues such as anxiety or depression (Mental Health Foundation 2016).
• 3.4% of adults in the UK believe in their lifetime they have experienced a mental health problem (Mental Health Foundation 2016).
• 6.4% of people in England have experienced symptoms of an eating disorder (NHS Digital 2018).
• 24% of women and 13% of men in England are diagnosed with depression in their lifetime (NHS Digital 2018).