
Mental health awareness print version \| course feedback
This course aims to raise participants' awareness of mental health issues in order to enable them to better understand and support individuals. It emphasises the social model of understanding mental health issues and user perspectives.

This course is only available in-house

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Course Outline

Aims:

Objectives:

to raise awareness of some of the key issues within the field of mental health
to explore the spectrum of mental health including what we mean by mental wellness, mental ill health and mental illness
to raise awareness of equalities issues related to mental health
to consider the experience of hearing voices
to increase understanding of classifications of mental illness
to find out about the mental health services and the systems for arranging and managing care
to consider what we need to promote mental wellness

Agenda

Times	Session Content	Methods
9.30	Introductions & climate setting
9.45	What do we mean by mental health? Defining mental health and mental ill health How common is mental ill health, who's affected? Considering our own attitudes	Group discussion Group exercise Input
11.15	Break
11.30	The stigma of mental ill health The experience of being mentally ill Equality issues in mental health The User Agenda	Video Group discussion & exercises Input
1.00	Lunch
1.45	Common mental illnesses The medical model The experience of hearing voices Common mental illnesses	Input Group exercise
2.45	Break
3.00	Interventions and services User views and strategies Common treatments Support services	Input Group exercise Discussion
4.15	Review & evaluation
4.30	Close

DANOS Units - AA3.1, AA4