Highfield Level 2 Award in Introduction to Mental Health Awareness (RQF)

The objective of this qualification is to prepare learners to progress to a qualification in another subject area and/or to give learners personal growth and engagement in learning, specifically in relation to understanding the basic principles of mental health awareness.

• Understand mental health and wellbeing
• Define mental health and mental ill health
• Outline life events that can adversely affect an individual’s mental health
• Describe risk factors that may cause vulnerability to mental ill health
• Outline prevalence data relating to mental ill health
• Understand how mental ill health affects the experience of individuals
• Outline stigma associated with mental ill health
• Describe how stigma may impact on an individual’s experience of mental ill health
• Understand the mental health continuum
• Explain why mental health is on a continuum
• Explain why mental health can fluctuate throughout an individual’s life
• Outline the main types of mental ill health and mental illnesses
• Identify the signs and symptoms associated with the main types of mental ill health and mental illness
• Outline the role of stress and eustress on mental health
• State why a diagnosis of mental ill health may not always be an appropriate way to respond to symptoms of mental ill health
• Outline benefits and limitations of a mental ill health diagnosis
• Understand ways to self-manage own wellbeing