Course info:
The RSPH Level 2 Award in Understanding Mental Well-being gives learners a solid foundation in what mental well-being means, how it affects individuals and communities, and how it can be promoted and maintained. The course covers the impact of attitudes and beliefs about mental health, explores models of mental wellbeing, and examines common mental health conditions.
Learners will also study the factors that influence mental well-being, including social, emotional, environmental, and cognitive contributors, and learn practical strategies, like the “Five Ways to Wellbeing” to support themselves and others. The qualification includes discussion of how relationships, community, purpose, and environment can improve or harm mental well-being.
This qualification takes around 8 hours in total (with 7 hours of guided learning) and is assessed via a multiple-choice exam. It is ideal for anyone who wants to support others’ mental well-being, whether in a professional, voluntary or community setting, or simply to gain a deeper understanding of how to look after their own mental health.
Course Objectives:
- Define what “mental well-being” is and explain how it differs from mental illness.
- Explore how individual and community attitudes and beliefs influence mental health.
- Reflect on one’s own beliefs and awareness about mental well-being, and understand how stigma can affect others.
- Describe theoretical models used to explain mental health and well-being.
- Identify and explain the main features of common mental health conditions (such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia).
- Understand how social, emotional, environmental and cognitive factors shape mental well-being.
- Explain practical strategies to protect or improve mental well-being, including methods like relaxation, mindfulness and the “Five Ways to Wellbeing.”
- Develop ideas for personal or community action plans to promote mental well-being.
- Recognise ways to signpost or refer people to support and services for mental health.
