(Adult) Mental Health Awareness

ONE DAY COURSE

Commencing at 9.30am to 4.30pm

It is a requirement that staff undertaking this course will have completed AWARENESS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT or Refresher within last 3 years

To increase awareness of adult mental health issues among those who have a role in safeguarding children and young people

By the end of the course participants will have:

Considered attitudes and assumptions about mental illness and the impact this might have on the individuals involved
Identified key signs and symptoms for the main forms of mental illness and the terminology used
An understanding of the types of interventions used locally to support people with mental illness
A basic knowledge of mental health legislation