Mental Health QQI

Course description

Course Details

This fully recognised qualification is designed for a broad spectrum of health care workers who would benefit from a greater understanding of Mental Health. This course covers topics such as stress, phobias, anxiety, eating disorders, and schizophrenia among others – all conditions under the topic mental health. 

Whether you are an experienced mental health care worker or new to the industry caring for clients or patients in a work environment, we believe that this learning programme will assist you with your personal development. This distance learning, QQI accredited course means that Students can study flexibly at home, or at work, and can gain a nationally accredited Qualification. 

Topics covered in this Course

Unit 1 – What is Mental Health?

Introduction

Issues pertinent to each individual’s Mental Health

How Mind and Body interact to promote positive Mental Health

Strategies to maintain Positive Mental Health

Barriers to positive Mental Health

Positive Support in the community

Unit 2 – Realities of Mental Illness

The Historical Context and Myths Associated with Mental Health

The major Classification of Mental Illnesses

The various models used in understanding mental illness

The impact of Mental illness on the person and society

The symptoms and characteristics of mental illness

Issues associated with mental illness

Unit 3 – Intervention and Treatment Approaches

Treatment Approaches

Medications

Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT)

Psychosurgery

Psychological Therapies

Other Therapies

Assessment of each modality

The Role of Mental Health Professionals

Interventions available in the Community

Unit 4 – Recovery and Advocacy

Introduction

The Features of Recovery

The Recovery Process

The recovery movement in Ireland

Key issues relating to current legislation

Who should complete this course? 

Health care workers, mental health carers, social care workers, those working with people with intellectual disabilities, day centre workers, and those working in sheltered workshops, resource centres, sheltered housing, and rehabilitation training programmes. Other roles who would benefit from this course include Youth workers, Gardai, Nurses, Prison officers, Teachers, and HR Professionals.

People who wish to gain a professional qualification in the subject matter by home study distance learning.

Entry Requirements / Prerequisites 

Level 5 Certificate, Leaving Cert (or equivalent) and/or relevant work and life experience.

As this programme is delivered through distance learning, students must be capable of studying on their own initiative.

A basic working knowledge of computers and access to a computer with internet access is required to do the course.

Assessment 

This award is assessed through a series of assessments, which are submitted by the student. This includes a Learner Record, and a Project.

As part of our quality assurance, student assessment work will be marked by an Internal Assessor, then checked by an Internal Verifier and an independent QQI External Authenticator.

Transfer and Progression to Further Studies

Students who successfully complete this programme may use this level 6 component certificate as credit towards QQI Advanced Certificates including: Social and Vocational Integration (6M2218) and Inclusive Education and Training (6M2263). For more details contact us.

Accreditation 

Following successful completion you will receive a QQI Level 6 component certificate in Mental Health Awareness (6N2209).