Mental Health Awareness Level 3

Description

NCFE CACHE’s Mental Health Awareness Level 3 qualification. Develop an in depth understanding of mental health and discover the attributes of common mental health conditions by enrolling in our comprehensive and Insightful mental health course. This interesting and rewarding subject will help you to progress into a job or career in mental health and will equip you to support others during mental health illness.

Upskill Online UK is dedicated to help professionalise the Health & Social Care industry and you too, can make a difference in Adult social care. The industry is growing every year – by 2025, it’s estimated that 2.63 million workers will be needed to fill roles within this sector. If you’d love to become a advocate of health and social care and take on a wonderfully fulfilling role in helping those who are most vulnerable, this accredited qualification will get you there.

Qualification Number QAN: 601/8968/X

Course Units

Unit 1 – Understanding the Context of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Unit 2 – Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Unit 3 – Mental Health Problems
Unit 4 – Understanding mental ill health
Unit 5 – Working in mental health

Awarding Body: NCFE CACHE – CACHE stands for the Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education, and are the leading specialist Awarding Organisation for the Care and Education Sector.

Upon successful completion of this course you will achieve the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health.

NCFE CACHE has been developing courses in the childcare, education and healthcare sectors since 1945 and is one of the most reputable awarding bodies for qualifications in the UK and overseas. Practitioners working in these areas are much more employable having gained NCFE CACHE certification and many employers specifically ask for their qualifications when taking on members of staff.

Course Assessment

The NCFE CACHE Mental Health Awareness Level 3 course requires you to produce a portfolio of evidence. This qualification is internally assessed and externally quality assured. You may be required to complete assignments, essays, research projects, presentations, video/audio recordings, and practical learning sessions to meet the requirements of your course.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements however you must be at least 16 years old. We recommend that you have completed the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Mental Health Awareness course although not essential and you should have an intermediate level of English language in order to complete assignments and your portfolio.

Duration
12 months

Guided Learning Hours
153

What Next?

When you have passed the NCFE CACHE Mental Health Awareness Level 3 you can progress onto the Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care or Access to Higher Education Diploma – Psychology and Mental Health to gain access to University to study for a degree in Psychology or Mental Health.

Alternatively, you may opt for qualifications in management, lead practitioner roles or a specialist course relating to your place of work. Job roles include:

– Health and Social Care
– Counselling
– Support services
– Mental Health

Support

You will receive qualified Tutor support, as well as your very own Upskill Online UK personal mentor and accountability coach, to help keep you motivated and on track with accountability sessions. We will also help you to plan the next steps in your personal, academic or professional journey and provide your very own roadmap to success.