PMH1812X - Understanding Key Issues in Behavioral Health
Course Description
Recognizing and understanding the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues is imperative in every business today. This course is designed to help you recognize signs and symptoms of the most common mental health issues and provide simple action steps you can take to best support those who need help and provide them with additional resources, regardless of your role, background, or training. In addition, we often take for granted the importance of self-care for ourselves and advocate for others to use self-care. This course will provide you with practical self-care options that you can incorporate into your professional roles and responsibilities.
Crafted by a team of mental health experts, this training was created to help address common behavioral and mental health situations you may experience at your workplace, preparing you to help others and yourself. Some of the topics covered in this course include Self-care and Self-reflection, Abuse and Neglect, Eating Disorders, Grief and Loss, Substance Abuse, Suicide, and Traumatic Brain Injury.
By completing the work in this course, you will learn how to explain the importance of self-care, identify common signs and symptoms for various behavioral health and mental disorders, understand the impact mental health can have on an individual’s experience and well-being, and finally, use basic soft skills to demonstrate empathy and increased compassion.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the importance of self-care.
- Identify common signs and symptoms for various behavioral health and mental health disorders.
- Understand the impact mental health can have on an individual’s experience and well-being.
- Use basic soft skills to demonstrate empathy and increased compassion.
Prerequisites
None
Notes
No course text or materials are needed.
Estimated Time of Completion
10 Hour(s)
Access Time
90 Days
Credits
1.0 CEUs