Description

Welcome to Work with people with mental health issues course. This course has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to establish relationships, clarify needs, and then work collaboratively with people who are living with mental health issues. It applies to support workers in contexts outside the mental health sector, but who come into contact with people with mental health issues. The services and support provided are not mental health specific.

About this course

Training Provider: OHS.com.au with AlertForce (RTO Code 91826)

Location: Online

Course length: Approx. 4 hours (awareness version)

Time: Self-paced

Certification / Accreditation: Certificate of Completion* or Statement of Attainment depending on what is purchased

CPD Points: Yes. 4 points as certificate of completion or 5 points as Statement of Attainment.

Background – What are mental health disorders?

Mental health disorders are conditions affecting your mood, thinking and behavior. Mental illness includes depression, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia. People have mental health issues from time to time. A mental health problem can become a mental illness if you have persistent symptoms that cause stress and interfere with your ability to function. An illness that causes mental distress can make it difficult to live a normal life. Most cases can be treated with medication and psychotherapy (talk therapy). Depending on the condition, circumstance, and other factors, signs and symptoms of mental illness may vary. Emotions, thoughts and behavior can be affected by mental illness. Some examples of symptoms and signs include:

1. – Feeling sad
2. - Reduced ability to focus or confused thinking
3. - Extreme guilt or excessive fears and worries
4. - Extreme mood swings of lows and highs
5. - Retire from friends and other activities
6. - Low energy, significant tiredness or trouble sleeping
7. - Paranoia, hallucinations and detachment from reality
8. - Inability to deal with everyday problems or stress
9. - Problems understanding and relating with people and situations
10. Problems with alcohol and drug abuse
11. - Major changes in our eating habits
12. - Suicidal thoughts Sometimes, symptoms of a mental disorder manifest as physical symptoms, such as stomach pain, back problems, or other unexplained aches, pains and discomforts.

This course Work with people with mental health issues (based on CHCMHS001) will help you earn the skills necessary to communicate in a way that develops and maintains respect, hope, trust and self-direction and work in a way that reflects and prioritises the person’s right to self-define and direct their own recovery. Our Work with people with mental health issues course is based on the unit of competency of CHCMHS001. Whilst this course is not nationally recognized, it follows the learning outcomes and elements associated with that unit. The course contains

1. . Narrated e-learning learning resources online
2. . Online Assessment tasks
3. . Ability to download your Certificate of Completion once assessment tasks are completed

What will you learn by completing the training course?

This course will include an understanding of awareness of the relevant legislation and your responsibilities in working with people with mental health issues. Learning outcomes include:

1. . Recognise and respect the person’s social, cultural and spiritual differences
2. . Support the person to understand and exercise their rights
3. . Maintain confidentiality and privacy of the person within organisation policy and protocols
4. . Gather and interpret information about the person’s needs from the person and other agreed sources
5. . Identify and discuss with the person services and strategies that support empowerment and recovery
6. . Support the person to express their own identity and preferences and avoid imposing own values and attitudes
7. . Identify duty of care and dignity of risk considerations in collaboration with the person
8. . Provide support that facilitates progress towards the person’s goals in collaboration with the person and their care network
9. . Work in ways that uphold the person’s rights
10. . Adapt service delivery within organisation policies and procedures to meet the person’s specific needs and requirements
11. . Document interactions and services according to organisation policy and procedures
12. . Respond promptly and supportively to people experiencing distress or crisis
13. . Work within the limits of own knowledge, abilities and work role and make referrals to other services as indicated by the person’s needs

Work with people with mental health issues course is available online and completed in your own time. This Work with people with mental health issues training course is based on the learning outcomes outlined above. The course is typically designed to be completed in a minimum of four hours. However, the exact length of the course may depend on your ability and prior knowledge around the subject. As the training is delivered online, you are able to complete it at your own pace.

What Accreditation Will You Get?

After completing the Work with people with mental health issues course, an assessment is conducted to determine if you have understood the information presented during the training course. If you pass this assessment, you receive a Certificate of Completion.

IMPORTANT NOTE whilst this course is based on the learning outcomes of the course provided, it is important to note that it is not a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment unless you opt for that option. Nationally Recognised training is only really required If you specifically require that unit of competency for a qualification or licence (typically this will require a practical component, further assessment and increased costs).

This course has been designed to comply with the best practices of national health and safety standards. Terminology has been chosen for clarity and ease of comprehension across jurisdictions. For example, ‘employer’ has been used to signify the broader term ‘PCBU’, while ‘WHS’ represents both work and occupational health and safety.

This training is not a substitute for professional legal advice. If you require further advice or information, please contact the health and safety regulator in your jurisdiction. A Certificate of Completion is issued on successful completion of the course and you are required to get an 80% pass mark to be deemed as understanding the content. It is recommended that training is conducted every 2 years to stay refreshed.

Is the course tax deductible?

Whilst you should get advice from your financial advisor to confirm, generally speaking further training and education related to advancing your career is 100% tax deductible.

Approx. run time: 4 hours