Children’s Mental Health Conditions

Program Overview

This blended learning program focuses on children's mental wellbeing, mental health conditions, and interventions. It covers learning disabilities, disorders of emotional wellbeing, and the impact on family and education. The program includes face-to-face teaching sessions and online self-directed study, culminating in a 3,000-word essay assessment.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Content:
• Children's mental wellbeing
• Child and adolescent mental health conditions/problems
• Mental health interventions
• Learning disabilities
• Disorders of emotional wellbeing, social communication, and behavioral regulation
• Impact of mental wellbeing on the family and education
• Substance misuse
• Mental health interventions and treatments
• Structure:
• Blended approach: Five fortnightly face-to-face teaching sessions on the Chelmsford campus, with the remainder of learning online.
• Course Schedule:
• Face-to-face sessions:
• 17 January 2024
• 31 January
• 14 February
• 28 February
• 13 March
• 27 March
• 10 April
• Online (self-directed study):
• 24 January 2024
• 7 February
• 21 February
• 6 March
• 20 March
• 3 April

Assessment:

Careers:

• The program is designed for healthcare professionals working in a relevant field.