Mental Health Advanced

This Mental Health Advanced course provides a deeper understanding of mental health conditions, equipping participants with the skills to recognise and support individuals experiencing mental health challenges.

  • Suitable for: Healthcare workers, social care staff and caregivers

  • Delivery method: Face-to-face / Virtual training

  • Course length: 1 day

  • Max attendees: 15 delegates

Who is this Mental Health Advanced training for?

This CPD training course is designed for organisations wishing to train 8 or more staff members and can be delivered either face-to-face, or as an online webinar. For further information, please contact us on 02920 494 969 or make an online enquiry.

Course information

This Mental Health Advanced training course is designed to equip care staff with the knowledge and skills needed to understand and support individuals experiencing mental health challenges. It is applicable to healthcare workers, social care staff, caregivers, and anyone involved in providing care or support to individuals with mental health needs.

The course covers such topics as:

  • General overview of mental health problems (signs and symptoms, nature and causes) and how they affect people
  • Understand current approaches to care and treatment in hospital, residential units and the community
  • Mental Health diagnosis
  • Types of mental illness i.e. depression, bipolar, psychosis & anxiety
  • Categories of mental illness
  • Mood disorders / Schizophrenia / Bipolar Disorder / Anxiety Disorders
  • The importance of social inclusion
  • Identify the verbal and nonverbal cues (challenging behaviour) that can suggest a mental health problem
  • Practical steps to improve your own mental health
  • Managing clients and employers expectation
  • The law and mental health problems
  • Have an understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983
  • What help is available in your community

Delivery methods

Acute Training Solutions strive to deliver an engaging and informative learning experience in a safe and inclusive environment. All of our training courses are delivered by experienced healthcare professionals across the UK. This healthcare training course is available via the following delivery methods…

This course can be delivered to a maximum of 15 delegates and can be tailored to meet your organisation's specific needs.

This course can be delivered via Zoom or MS Teams to a maximum of 20 delegates. Virtual sessions are most commonly used as refresher training sessions. Please note that there is no hands-on practical element in this training; practical elements are displayed using video examples.

Make an enquiry

Acute Training Solutions can provide tailored healthcare training to your organisation or team. To find out more about this course, please contact us on 02920 494 969 or complete the short online form below. A member of our team will be in touch right away.