Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health

Mental Health problems affect around 1 in 10 children and young people. These issues include depression, anxiety and conduct disorder and can often be a direct response to occurrences in their lives.

Emotional well-being is just as important as a child’s mental health; therefore it is important for those working with children and young people to have a good understanding of the concepts, risk factors and impact of mental health.

The aim of this qualification is to increase the learner’s knowledge and awareness of children and young people’s mental health.
By completing the qualification, learners will develop knowledge of mental health in children and young people which would support progression onto further qualifications and into relevant employment in the health and social care or education sectors.

A statement of what a learner will know, understand or be able to do as a result of a process of learning. As well as achieve a NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health which is an nationally accredited and recognised qualification

This unit contains four sections:
Section 1: Understand children and young people’s mental health context
Section 2: Understand factors which may affect children and young peoples’s mental health
Section 3: Understand the impact of children and young people’s mental health concerns
Section 4: Extension activites

This unit contains three sections:
Section 1: Understand children and young people’s mental health concerns
Section 2: Understand how to support children and young people with mental health concerns
Section 3: Extension activites

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