Course Description
Mental Health Studies – Suicide, Violent Behavior and Substance Abuse
Alison
Learn why mental well-being is so important and learn to identify mental health problems so you can help reduce the stigma of mental illness today. This free online mental health studies course covers the important topics of suicide, violent behaviour and substance abuse. With self-harm and debilitating mental health problems increasing globally, mental health has become an increasingly important concern of healthcare systems around the world. This course will guide you through some truly important knowledge that can help alleviate actions and habits that might be endangering one’s health.
Course Code | 1381 |
College Name | Alison |
Course Category | Education, Education Studies, Health Care |
Course Type | Online Learning |
Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
Course Location | Online Course |
Delivery mode | |
Course Fee | Free |
Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world's largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Identify the signs and types of suicide behaviors • Cite conditions that are likely to cause of suicide • Identify the most common precipitating factors in violent behavior • Identify the methods used to manage the violent patient who is unarmed or armed • Describe the factors impacting the effect of the particular substance on the individual • Identify the long and short-term effects of substance abuse • Identify the signs/symptoms and treatment for overdose and withdrawal of alcohol, opioids and barbiturates • Identify behavior changes resulting from substance abuse • Describe body mechanism adjustments and tolerance levels to substances. |
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