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Care Certificate Standard 9 | Level 1 | Online Training Course | CPDUK Accredited | Instant Course Access | Includes Assessment & Certificate | Instant Certificate Download.
Welcome to our online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course for front-line healthcare and social care support workers. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).
While you may not be working in a role that directly supports people with mental health conditions, dementia and learning disability, it is vital to have awareness in any health or social care worker role. This is so that any signs and symptoms that you notice are passed on to other workers and that you show compassion and understanding when you experience any behaviour that you find difficult to understand or respond to.
Certificate duration: 2 years
Entry requirements: No entry restrictions
Recommended prerequisites: N/A
Assessment type: End of course assessment
Assessment pass mark – 80% needed to pass and gain a CPD certificate
Cost(s) of assessment and certification – All costs included in the course price
Awarding/Accrediting body – CPD Certification Service (CPDUK)
Who is the course for?
This online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course should be completed by those who work in health and social care services, including:
The online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course was developed for new healthcare and social care staff as part of their workplace induction.
The primary audience of the Care Certificate is Healthcare Support Workers or Adult Social Care Workers. It is also suitable for existing health and social care staff who do not hold recognised qualifications.
Clinical support roles
The online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course is suitable for those giving support to clinical roles in the NHS and other healthcare settings where there is any direct contact with patients, including:
- Health Care Assistants,
- Care Support Workers, and
- Assistant Practitioners.
Adult social care workers
The online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course is also suitable for those giving support in community settings, including:
- Adult Social Care workers in residential, nursing homes and hospices,
- Home care workers, and
- Domiciliary care staff.
What is covered in this course?
This online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course covers the following:
- Introduction to Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability:
- Mental health,
- Dementia,
- Learning disabilities,
- The Care Certificate,
- Why awareness of these conditions is important,
- Facts and statistics of:
- Mental health,
- Dementia, and
- Learning Disabilities.
- Key definitions, and
- Key abbreviations
- Key legal frameworks, policy and guidelines:
- Human Rights Act 1998,
- Care Act 2014,
- Data Protection Act 2018,
- Safeguarding National Framework,
- Fundamental Standards of Quality and Safety,
- Mental Health Act 1983,
- Mental Capacity Act 2005,
- Capacity assessment, and
- Mental capacity – 5 key principles.
- Capacity assessment:
- When a person is considered to lack mental capacity,
- 5 key principles of Mental Capacity,
- When an assessment is made,
- Consent,
- How consent can be established,
- Consent in children,
- Advance statements and advance care planning
- Awareness of mental health conditions:
- Depression,
- Anxiety, and
- Psychosis.
- Improving awareness of mental health conditions,
- Prevalence of mental health,
- Common mental health problems,
- Chemical imbalance,
- Awareness of depression,
- Symptoms of depression,
- Treatment for depression,
- Awareness of anxiety,
- Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD),
- Treatment for GAD,
- Cognitive behaviour therapy,
- Awareness of psychosis:
- Signs and symptoms of psychosis,
- Bizarre delusions during psychosis,
- Types of psychosis,
- Causes of psychosis,
- Supporting individuals who experience psychosis,
- Treatments for psychosis,
- Awareness of dementia:
- What is dementia?
- Prevalence of dementia,
- Types and causes of dementia, and
- The symptoms and treatment of dementia.
- Medicines to treat challenging behaviour
- Alternative remedies,
- Treatments that do not involve medicines,
- Cognitive stimulation therapy,
- Supporting individuals with dementia
- Awareness of learning disabilities:
- What is a learning disability?
- How individuals with learning disabilities experience the world,
- Prevalence of learning disabilities,
- Causes of learning disabilities,
- The severity of learning disability,
- Profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD),
- Symptoms of learning disabilities,
- Physical and sensory problems,
- Supporting individuals,
- The social model for learning disabilities,
- Implementing the social model,
- Making adaptations:
- Dealing with the individual’s changing needs,
- Reporting concerns,
- Mistaking conditions,
- Adapting care and support, and
- The role of health and social care organisations.
- Summary
- References and resources.
Course aims
This online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course aims to make you aware of the experiences and causes of mental health conditions, dementia and learning disabilities.
Learning objectives
Having completed this online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course, you will now be able to:
- Describe how someone may feel if they have a mental health condition, dementia or learning disability.
- Explain how their support needs differ and how these conditions may affect their needs with the care they receive.
- Explain how positive attitudes towards individuals with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities improve the care and support they receive and how the social model of disability underpins these attitudes.
- Describe the types of adjustments to make for individuals with a mental health condition, dementia or learning disability, and how to report concerns associated with unmet needs.
- Explain the importance of early detection of mental health needs, dementia or learning disability and give examples of how adjustments might need to be made to care and support once identified.
- List the main legislative requirements and explain how this legislation may affect day-to-day living.
- Explain the term ‘capacity’, why you should assume an individual has it and circumstances where an assessment of capacity might take place.
- Explain the term ‘consent’ and how it may change depending on the decision to take.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this online Care Certificate Standard 9 (Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability) training course, the learner will:
- Understand the needs and experiences of people with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities.
- List how someone may feel if they have mental health conditions,
- Explain how these conditions may influence a person’s needs with the care that they may require.
- Explain the importance of understanding the difference between the causes and support needs of people with mental health conditions, dementia and learning disabilities.
- Understand the importance of promoting positive health and well-being for an individual who may have a mental health condition, dementia or learning disability.
- Explain how positive attitudes towards those with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities will improve the care and support they receive.
- Describe the social model of disability and how it underpins positive attitudes towards disability and involving people in their care.
- Understand the adjustments which may be necessary for care delivery relating to an individual who may have a mental health condition, dementia or learning disability.
- Describe the adjustments to make for someone with a mental health condition,
- Describe how to report concerns associated with any unmet needs which may arise from mental health conditions, dementia or learning disability through agreed ways of working.
- Understand the importance of early detection of mental health conditions, dementia and learning disabilities
- Give examples of how and why adjustments are necessary to care and support after identifying a mental health condition, dementia or learning disability.
- Understand legal frameworks, policy and guidelines relating to mental health conditions, dementia and learning disabilities.
- List the main requirements of legislation and policies that are designed to promote human rights, inclusion, equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities.
- Explain how the legislation and policies listed may affect the day to day experiences of individuals with mental health needs, dementia or learning disabilities and their families.
- Understand the meaning of mental capacity in health and social care.
What is involved in the Care Certificate Standard 9?
The care certificate standard 9 was designed to improve learners’ awareness of mental health, dementia & learning disability.
What is mental health?
Mental health is a level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness. It is the “psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioural adjustment”.
What are mental health conditions?
There are several mental health conditions which include psychosis, depression, mood disorder and anxiety. In any year, 1 in 4 adults in Britain will experience at least one mental health need (The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report).
What is dementia?
Dementia is a word used to cover many different conditions that affect the brain. The Alzheimer’s Society estimate there are over 100 different conditions that fall under the dementia umbrella.
These conditions cause a decline or reduction inabilities, including:
- Memory,
- Thinking,
- Reasoning, and
- Communicating.
Someone who experiences problems with these abilities may feel confused, frustrated and frightened. A common symptom is short term memory loss; the individual finds it difficult to remember recent events or conversations. This can lead to them repeating stories or asking the same question over and over again.
What is a learning disability?
A learning disability is a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities – for example, household tasks, socialising or managing money – which affects someone for their whole life.
People with a learning disability tend to take longer to learn and may need support to develop new skills, understand complicated information and interact with other people.
Learning disability is a result of brain development being affected before birth, during birth or in a person’s childhood. An individual with a learning disability may have difficulty understanding information, learning new skills, communicating and living independently.
Why is this online Care Certificate Standard 9 training course important?
While you may not be working in a role that directly supports these individuals, it is essential to have awareness in any health or social care worker role. This is so that any signs and symptoms that you notice are passed on to other workers and that you show compassion and understanding when you experience any behaviour that you find difficult to understand or respond to.
If your organisation provides care and support for individuals with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities, further specialist training should be provided. This will help you to deepen your knowledge and develop your skills and abilities to meet the needs of your role. It may include opportunities to undertake specialist qualifications. Speak to your manager for more information.
