Mental Health and Social Care QLS Level 3

• Mental health and mental illness
• Models and approaches in mental health and social care
• History and attitudes in mental health
• Issues of discrimination and stigma relating to mental illness

• Assessment and diagnosis processes of mental health disorder
• Signs and symptoms of a range of mental health orders

• Mental health legislation
• Policy and law and service provision
• Principles of care and control

• Driving forces behind change in mental health
• Legal issues and service delivery
• Role of the social worker

• Physical treatments
• Self-management
• Psychological approaches
• Social interventions
• Complementary therapies
• Social role valorisation

• The service user movement: its history, development, and current status
• Advocacy and carer support in mental health management
• Volunteer roles within mental health service provision

This course is assessed by a series of assignments which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination or practical work is required, so you can complete all assessed work from home.

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 120 hours to complete. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.

This course will be studied entirely via distance learning, meaning you will complete your learning either from home or a place that suits you. Full tutor support will be available via email, so if you have any questions or need some guidance, your tutor will be here to help. Your course materials will include a series of self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked questions to allow both yourself and your tutor to monitor your progress.

The study method you choose depends on your personal learning style. Your options are:

• Study pack: if you choose the study pack option, you will be sent a set of printed course materials.
• Study online: if you choose this option, you will be sent your login details to our online portal through which you will access your course materials digitally. You can access your course via a desktop/laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Once you have successfully completed this course, you will receive a certificate of achievement in Mental Health and Social Care Level 3 from the Quality License Scheme. You will also receive a learner unit summary which will list the components you have completed as part of your course.