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Mental Health in the Workplace Level 3 (VTQ)

 

Course topics:

  • Meaning of Mental Health and Mental Ill Health 

  • The Components of Mental Well-being 

  • Risk Factors Associated with Mental Ill-health problems 

  • Examples of Mental Health Problems 

  • How Mental Health Problems Affect Day-to-Day Living 

  • Social and Cultural Attitudes to Mental Illness 

  • Mental Health and Discrimination 

  • Stereotyping in Mental Health 

  • Media and Mental Illness 

  • Impact of Stigma in Mental Ill Health 

  • Causes of Stress 

  • Signs and Symptoms of Useful Stress 

  • Signs and Symptoms of Harmful Stress Managing Stress 

  • Understanding Anxiety 

  • Difference between Anxiety and Panic attack 

  • When is Anxiety a Mental Health Problem? 

  • Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety 

  • Different Types of Anxiety Disorder 

  • Managing Anxiety 

  • Treatment for Anxiety 

  • Phobias and Agoraphobia 

  • Specific or Simple Phobia 

  • Managing Phobias 

  • Possible Treatments for Phobias 

  • Depression 

  • Bipolar Disorder 

  • Schizophrenia 

  • Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) 

  • Eating disorders 

  • PTSD

  • Personality disorders 

  • Postnatal Depression 

  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D) 

  • Mental Health and the Workplace 

  • Why is Mental Health not Discussed at Work? 

  • What Legislation applies to Mental Health in the UK? 

  • The Equality Act 2010 

  • The Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 

  • Mental Capacity Act (MCA)2005 

  • The Management Standards 

  • Steering Groups 

  • Gathering Data 

  • Evaluating Risks and Taking Action 

  • Focus Groups 

  • Developing an Action Plan 

  • Monitor and Evaluate 

  • Duty of Care 

  • Obligations in the Workplace 

  • Removing Stigma in the Workplace 

  • Emotional Intelligence 

  • Recognising Changes in an Employee 

  • How Do those Changes Affect the Workplace? 

  • Difficulty in Disclosing Mental Health 

  • Advice to Help with a Discussion 

  • Advice for Manager/Employer 

  • Offering Support 

  • Absence Due to (Mental) Illness 

  • Supporting People to Stay at or Return to Work 

  • Introducing the Wellness Action Plan 

  • Promoting a Healthy Workplace 

  • Five Steps to Mental Wellbeing

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