The NVQ level 2 in Youth Mental Health First Aid Awareness, will give learners the ability to correctly identify and differentiate between ‘behavioural traits’ unique to young people and ‘mental health issues’ affecting those under the age of 21. Note, those under this age are regarded as Youths.
Young people are often ill-equipped to handle major problems in life, especially when encountering particular difficulties for the first-time, and may be uncertain what the best course of action is.
This youth mental health course teaches how to identify mental health issues vs ordinary difficulties experienced during a persons youth. A young person may not recognise if they are depressed or suffer from anxiety and may think the problems they’re dealing with are normal, when in-fact they need a little more help.
Learn to correctly sign-post those suffering from youth mental health issues to further professional assistance, i.e. to organisations such as Mind (a mental health charity).
This qualification is suitable for those working anywhere in world!
Key Topics
Important key topics covered by the NVQ in Youth Mental Health include:
- Understand what is meant by youth mental health
- Differentiate between adolescent development & mental health conditions
- Understand the role of a youth mental health first aider
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