Social Care for Mental Health Course

The online Social Care for Mental Health Course will introduce the topic of mental health then explore and discuss key mental health models, the development of mental health laws, social work teams in the community and more. This course will provide a great insight into the importance of service users, treatments and interventions and your role working in health and social care in mental health.

Course Syllabus

The Social Care for Mental Health Course is split into the following modules:

Introducing Social Care and Mental Health
Mental Health Models – Disease and Psychological
Mental Health Models – Social and Medical
The Development of Mental Health Law and Policy
Modern and Current Mental Health Law and Policy
Social Workers and Community Mental Health Teams
Treatments and Interventions
Active Service Users and Advocacy
Final Assessment

Assessment

To assess the learners ability and knowledge to effectively understand the topics contained within the Social Care for Mental Health Course, the course features a number of end of module interactive quiz questions.

Additionally, at the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice assessment test. This online multiple choice test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.

Certificate

On successful completion of this Social Care for Mental Health Course learners will receive a CPD Certificate of Achievement award from Oplex Careers.

This certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available at an additional fee of £9.99.

Course Format

This course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive student learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Social Care for Mental Health Course.

Course Duration

The online Social Care for Mental Health Course requires 100 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.

Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.

Tutor Support

When you are studying a course it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.

As part of the Social Care for Mental Health Course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course.