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Overview
Mental health conditions and psychological distress often co-exist with physical illness and impact negatively upon quality of life/work and health outcomes.
Careers
- This Mental Health Skills for Healthcare Practitioners course at the University of Bedfordshire prepares you to seek to answer the question “what knowledge and skills do non mental health professionals require to confidently meet the mental health needs of patients they encounter in their clinical practice?”
- You will develop strategies to assess risk and monitoring signs for self-harm, suicide, relapse and deterioration in mental health, as well as develop practices and roles that are appropriate to patient and service need underpinning key policy drivers on mental health, physical health, mental capacity and decision making
Programme Structure
This course will cover a wide range of topics including:
- risk assessment
- monitoring for self-harm, suicide, relapse and deterioration in mental health
- impact of mental health on families, friends and social network
- inter-professional working and collaboration with mental health and social services
- use of screening tools such as Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and trauma screening questionnaire
- common medications used and their side effects
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Luton, United Kingdom
- Luton, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Psychology Health Sciences View 475 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Entry Requirements:
- Registration with either The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents834 GBP / full≈ 834 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents834 GBP / full≈ 834 GBP / full
Living costs
Luton
United Kingdom
750 - 1300 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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