Distance Learning - Mental Health Problems (Level 2 Certificate) 2024-25

Around 450 million people worldwide suffer from a mental health problem. You can help tackle this challenge by increasing your knowledge with our level 2 certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems. This fully online course will help you gain new knowledge and skills for your personal life as well as your career. It covers lots of different mental health problems, including stress, anxiety, phobias, depression, dementia, eating disorders and schizophrenia. You’ll learn about the signs and symptoms of different mental health conditions and how to manage them, as well as gaining an understanding of mental health legislation and guidance.

• Develop understanding and appreciation of mental health conditions
• Learn about signs, triggers and symptoms of mental health
• Understand how mental health affects an individual’s ability to cope and function
• Examine guidance to potentially manage and support them with their illness

The course covers the following areas: -

Mental Health / Stress / Anxiety / Phobias / Depression / Post-Natal Depression / Bipolar Disorder / Schizophrenia / Dementia / Eating Disorders / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

If you choose to do this 18 week Level 2 course in the Awareness of Mental Health Problems, it could lead to careers in Education and Childcare. This is especially useful for careers like;

Social Work Assistant (£12,500 to £25,000)
Mental Health Nurse (£25,654 to £45,838)
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (£25,654 to £45,838)

Please see the distance learning introductory page to check your eligibility: https://edc.ac.uk/study/distance-learning

• you can complete your course online, by paper or online with paper resources
• we'll process your enrolment, and a tutor will be assigned to support you through your course, their contact details are in the joining instruction email
• an email containing your joining instructions will be sent, this email will contain your start and end date, submission dates. If completing online you will be advised of the weblink and your unique username for you to log into the e-assessor portal. If completing by paper you will still receive a joining instruction email and your paper resources will be posted out to you.
• if you need any guidance on your course content please contact your tutor direct.
• you will receive text reminders throughout your course
• your feedback from your tutor will either be online via e-assessor (located in my portfolio) or via email if completing by paper.

The course starts when you have received your joining instruction email containing your start, submission target dates and tutor contact details.

You have 18 weeks from enrolling to complete your course, this duration includes tutor feedback, internal verification and processing and your first assessment is due within 6 weeks of your start date.