Certificate in Mental Health Awareness - Level 1

The qualification includes ten mandatory units which include:

• Understanding what is meant by mental health and mental ill-health

• Understand the changes in mental health care

• Raising awareness of a range of mental health conditions

• Understanding the legal context of mental health

• Understand the ways in which mental health conditions can be managed

Throughout this qualification, learners will develop their knowledge and understanding of a range of  mental health conditions, their causes, signs and symptoms and ways in which these conditions will be managed. The qualification will also aim to raise awareness of the issues surrounding mental  health and dispel some of the myths and misconceptions often linked to mental health.