Care Certificate Standard 9 | Mental Health, Dementia & Learning Disabilities

Online Care Certificate Standard 9 Course – Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability – Level 1

Welcome to our online care certificate standard 8 course – awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability. Our online training courses are developed in line with the latest UK legislation and meet the requirements set out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health and Safety Executive and other professional and regulatory bodies

Care Certificate Standard 9 Course Description

Course aims and objectives

• Provide essential training resources in a meaningful and engaging way
• Additional eLearning materials that can be used as quick references during the courses and in the workplace
• End of course knowledge assessments that will generate a FREE CPD certificate
• FREE blended learning environment for individuals and organisations

What is covered in this online course?

• Learning outcomes
• Introduction
• Awareness of Mental health conditions
• Depression
• Symptoms of depression
• Treatment for depression
• Living with depression
• Anxiety
• Psychosis
• Supporting individuals who experience psychosis
• Dementia
• Causes of dementia
• Supporting individuals with dementia
• Learning disabilities
• Physical and sensory problems
• Supporting individuals
• Promoting positive attitudes
• The social model
• Adaptations
• Reporting concerns
• Detection and early diagnosis
• Mistaking conditions
• Adapting care and support
• Legal frameworks, policy and guidelines
• Mental capacity
• Making an assessment of capacity
• Online resources & Summary

Who is this care certificate standard 9 course for?

• Doctors
• Registered Nurses
• Allied Healthcare Professionals
• Healthcare Assistants
• Social Care Workers

Requirements

For classroom training courses:

• Bring photo ID (e.g., passport, licence, EU card)
• Wear comfortable clothing

For online courses:

• Access to a computer device, e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone device

Career path

Our online and classroom training courses are suitable for:

• Those who are looking to improve their knowledge of the subject area
• Those whose jobs require periodic continuing professional development (CPD)
• Those who need to show evidence as part of their professional registration requirements, e.g., doctors, nurses and allied health professionals