Youth Mental Health Online Course

Mental health among youth is a rising global concern, and understanding learning disabilities like Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia is more crucial than ever. This comprehensive course, "Youth Mental Health", is designed to equip learners with evidence-based knowledge about mental health development in children, adolescents, and young adults. The curriculum integrates psychological theory, developmental neuroscience, and real-world application to build awareness, empathy, and intervention strategies.

Whether you're a parent, caregiver, teacher, or health professional, this course will offer deep insights into mental health challenges and learning disabilities that can impact youth. It also includes UK-specific legislative frameworks while maintaining a global applicability. Learn how attachment, trauma, developmental factors, and neurodivergence affect youth, and how to provide support and solutions through treatment and awareness.

We prioritize a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, and developmentally appropriate lens throughout every module. As you advance through the modules, you’ll gain clarity on complex behavioral patterns, emotional triggers, and self-harming tendencies in young people.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand core concepts related to youth mental health and development.
2. Identify signs and symptoms of learning disabilities in young individuals.
3. Examine the impact of attachment, trauma, and separation on youth.
4. Explore key mental disorders affecting children and adolescents today.
5. Learn effective intervention, support, and treatment for mental illnesses.
6. Understand global and UK-based mental health frameworks and policies.

Course Link: Youth Mental Health

Course Curriculum

Module 01: Introduction to Mental Health

• Definitions, misconceptions, and foundational terms
• Importance of youth mental health in modern society
• Differentiating mental wellness from mental illness

Module 02: Child Psychology

• Key theories in child and adolescent psychology
• Role of nature and nurture in psychological development

Module 03: Attachment and Relationship Building in Childhood

• Secure vs insecure attachment
• How early relationships shape mental and emotional stability

Module 04: Impacts of Separation and Loss on Attachment

• Grief, abandonment, and trauma in early development
• Short and long-term effects on brain and behavior

Module 05: Factors that Influence Development

• Biological, social, emotional, and environmental factors
• Impact of poverty, abuse, and neglect

Module 06: Mental Health Problems in Young and Adults

• Anxiety, depression, OCD, and eating disorders in youth
• Risk and protective factors for developing mental illness

Module 07: Other Mental Health Problems in Young and Adults

• Substance abuse, PTSD, schizophrenia in adolescence
• Comorbid conditions and early warning signs

Module 08: Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia in Young and Adults

• Diagnosing and recognizing learning disabilities
• Myths vs facts about neurodevelopmental disorders

Module 09: Dealing With Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia in Young and Adults

• Classroom strategies, therapy options, and accommodations
• Parental roles, IEPs, and inclusive learning

Module 10: The Self-Harming Behaviour

• Understanding why youth self-harm
• Intervention, prevention, and safety planning

Module 11: Mental Health Treatment and Medicine

• Overview of psychotherapy, counseling, and psychiatric medications
• Ethical considerations and side effects

Module 12: Mental Health over Life Span and Society in the UK

• Mental health across developmental stages
• How society and culture shape perceptions of mental health

Module 13: Mental Health Related Legislations in the UK

• The Mental Health Act
• Education policies related to special educational needs
• Safeguarding and human rights

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Disclaimer:

This is an online course with pre-recorded lessons. You will get access to the course within 48 hours after your enrolment.