Community, Mental Health and Psychiatry Level 4

Student Profile
Mental Health and Psychiatry is designed for anyone with an interest in Mental Health, particularly those who wish to become counsellors, therapists, social workers or find employment in other similar roles. It covers the main conditions many people currently receiving counselling / psychiatric treatment are diagnosed with, including their causes, symptoms, the diagnostic criteria used by health professionals and the treatment approaches designed for these conditions.
The course also provides students with an understanding of the Mental Health system, the wide range of roles within it and important legislation in place relating to Mental Health, such as the Mental Capacity Act. Such legislation is clearly explained in easily understandable terms.
Students are further provided with guidelines on the standards they should aim to achieve when working with clients, in particular ensuring that they understand the importance of listening to their clients and validating their feelings. The course encourages students to form their own opinions using factual evidence to support their answers.
Pre-requisites
As this is a Level 4 course, you would need to be educated to at least a standard of GCSE grade C but preferably to AS/A standard, or have at least 12 months’ experience working within the mental health services.
Study Method
The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home.  Students receive course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support.
Qualification
Level 4 Award Plus a UK Open Learning Diploma.
'At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 4 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland'

Awarding Body Information
NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.
Further information
www.ncfe.org.uk
Assessment
Assessment takes the form of a series of tutor marked assignments, which are then sent to your tutor by e-mail or post for marking.
There is no word count for the assignments. However, you must prove to the tutor that you have fully understood the questions asked.
Timescale
The programme takes place over a timescale to suit the student. Once registered, tutor support is available for up to one year or until completion whichever is sooner.
Location
The programme is home- or work-based, enabling students to complete the course without having to attend scheduled college teaching sessions.
Tutor Support
Throughout the course, students will receive tutor support by email and by post. This will be for 12 months from the date you receive the course. To complete the full course will take in the region of 100 study hours which can be spread over a 12 month period.
Extra On-line Support
The tutor for this course has now set up a forum for all of his students studying Abuse and Trauma and related courses. This will assist you with your studies as not only will you get full tutor support from a professional tutor for the duration of the course but you will also get help from other students who are studying at the same time as you and get an insight into other related courses by talking to students studying them. You can ask other students questions about your course or theirs, and they will try to help you.
This is a great community for all those students who wish to interact with others in the same situation as theirs and get friendly advice and share ideas and comments.
You will be able to interact with students studying the following courses:

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  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy


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  Counselling and Psychotherapy


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  Understanding Eating Disorders


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  Introduction to Counselling


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  Mental Health and Psychiatry


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  Working with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder

Your tutor will provide all the details of how to get onto this forum if you decide to order the course.
Payment Method
You can choose to pay in full at the time of ordering, or you can pay in monthly instalments (no discount applies).
If you would like to pay in instalments, we would need one of the instalments as a deposit with your order (either by cheque or by credit/debt card) we will take the rest of the instalments off the card for the remaining months. For further details on paying by instalments please call or e-mail UK Open Learning.
Course Modules

What is a Mental Health Worker?

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  Care Co-ordinator


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  Community Psychiatric Nurse


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  General Practitioner


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  Psychologist


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  Psychiatrist


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  Social Worker

Mental Health Advocacy

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  Independent professional advocacy


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  Peer or collective advocacy


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  Citizen advocacy

The Mental Health Act

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  Definitions


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  Section 2


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  Section 3


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  Section 4


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  Section 5


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  Section 37


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  Section 41


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  Section 117


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  Section 36

Mental Heath Terminology

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  A-Z

The Mental Health System

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  Community mental health team


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  Outreach team


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  The child and adolescent mental health services


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  Day centres


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  In-patients

The Human Rights Act

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  Right to live


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  Right to a fair trial


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  Right to freedom of expression


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  Right to marry


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  Right to education


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  Right to free elections

Classifications

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  DSM


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  ICD

Depression

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  Explanation


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  Symptoms


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  Diagnosis


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  Who is affected?


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  Causes

Eating Disorders

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  Explanation


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  Types of Eating Disorders


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  Symptoms


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  Diagnosis


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  Complications


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  Who is affected?


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  Causes


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  Prevention

Personality Disorders

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  Explanation


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  Symptoms


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  Who is affected?


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  Common misconceptions and generalisations


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  Causes


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  Prognosis

Schizophrenia

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  Explanation


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  Symptoms


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  Diagnosis


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  Causes


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  The facts

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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  Explanation


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  Symptoms


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  Diagnosis


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  Causes


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  The facts

Phobia

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  Social phobia


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  Specific phobia


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  Agoraphobia

Psychosis

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  Organic psychosis


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  Brief reaction psychosis


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  Drug-induced psychosis

How to help someone in a crisis

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  Self harm


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  Suicide


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  Eating distress


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  Relationship breakdown

Abuse and Trauma

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  Explanation


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  Child abuse


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  Munchausen by proxy syndrome


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  Sexual abuse


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  Ritual abuse


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  Domestic abuse


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  Emotional abuse


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  Physical abuse


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  Sexual assaults


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  Police action


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  Verbal abuse


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  Elder abuse


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  Male abuse

Staying Safe

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  Leaving abuse

Abuse and the Law

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  Sexual Offences Act 2003


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  Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill 2003


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  Rights of victims


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  Injunctions


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  Evidence required


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  Court orders

Reporting Abuse

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