This course will enable you to gain a good understanding of the signs and indicators of a range of common mental health problems, including the signs that a person may be experiencing a mental health crisis. You will learn how to appropriately support individuals at these times within the boundaries of your own role and level of expertise.

You will study a range of topics including:

  • Exploring Mental Health
  • Understand how to Support Individuals with Mental Ill Health
  • Understand a Mentally Healthy Environment

  • Learn from industry-experienced and well-qualified tutors who have spent many years in the Social Care sector and have specialist qualifications and knowledge to bring to their teaching
  • Learn from your own home, in your own time
  • Achieve a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification
  • Access to award winning learning and assessment materials
  • Access to a Learner Support Advisor for everyday queries

To be eligible to undertake our free distance learning courses you must meet the below criteria:

  • Living in the UK and aged 19+
  • If you are aged 19-23 you must hold a full Level 2 qualification and not currently enrolled on an apprenticeship
  • Aged 24 or above – free to everyone
Individuals who reside in the following devolved local enterprise partnerships (LEP) cannot be funded through us and will need to contact their local provider:
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
  • Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
  • Cornwall Combined Authority
  • West of England Combined Authority
  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority
  • North of Tyne Combined Authority
  • Tees Valley Combined Authority
  • West Midlands Combined Authority
  • Greater London Combined Authority
You will also need to provide a personal statement (minimum of 100 words).

  • Other courses in Health & Social Care

This course is free of charge if you meet the criteria for funding. To be eligible for funding you must be aged 19 or over, have been living in the United Kingdom for the last three years and have not previously completed the course you are wanting to enrol on. Email: dl@rnntraining.co.uk

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Please note

We make every effort to ensure information within our online course directory is accurate and a true representation of the courses we are offering in 2021-22 or 2022-23. However, we do reserve the right to make changes if necessary.