Course summary

Children and young people’s declining mental health is high on the Government agenda and has become a growing concern across the UK. The growing prevalence of mental health problems in children and young people and the strong evidence linking well-being, learning and achievement, indicates that mental health must be seen as a priority. This exciting course explores children and young people’s mental health and well-being, through a range of thoughtfully designed modules and with a focus on supporting general and educational development. This Distance Learning option enables students across the country to complete this course, with an element of flexibility in accessing content, which may help fit studies around busy working lives. The course focuses on developing students’ awareness of prevention, early identification and evidence-based care, considering a range of experiences and learning environments. It is critical that practitioners must be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to support children and young people’s mental health and well-being. The Government focus on ensuring each school has a lead practitioner who specialises in mental health and well-being is vital and this course supports the workforce development on a local, regional, and national level. This course is aimed at those who currently support children or young people and who want to best support their mental health and well-being in the future.