Fundamentals of Mental Health

Intended Audience:

This course is open to all interested in learning more about fundamentals of mental health.

Date and Time:

Currently being revised, please see below

Course Duration:

Eight-week course

Cost:

$425. Refunds for advance (prior to start date) cancellation will be subject to an administrative fee of $100.00. Withdrawals from a course are accepted within one week from the course's start date and are subject to an administrative fee of $100.00. Cancellation notice must be communicated in writing by email.

Contact Phone Number:

Please email

Contact Email:

courses.help@camh.ca

Course Requirements and Prerequisites

This course is suggested as a preparatory course for the concurrent Disorders Certificate Program.

Course Overview

This eight-week course offers an overview of mental health for practitioners in the fields of health, education, security or social services. The course covers definitions of mental health and illness; the prevalence of mental illness in Canada; the mental status examination; symptoms and treatment strategies for mood disorders, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia; and health-promoting strategies used when working with clients experiencing mental illness.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• define mental health and illness
• summarize statistics on mental illness in Canada
• describe the various components of the mental status examination
• list three or more signs and symptoms of mood disorders, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia 
• describe two treatment strategies used to treat mood disorders, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia
• list three or more health-promoting strategies used when working with clients experiencing mental illness.

Delivery Method

Online

Please note: This course requires you to use an internet browser, but the system does not support Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not use that to access the course.

Instead, use one of the following:

·         Apple Safari

·         Google Chrome

·         Microsoft Edge

·         Mozilla Firefox

For more details, please read the browser and compatibility support page.

Thank you

Certification and Accreditation

This course is suggested as a preparatory course for the concurrent Disorders Certificate Program.

Register

The Fundamentals of Mental Health is currently under development, but we can add you to our email list so you can receive an email notification when the course is ready to launch.

In the meantime, please click on the link below to view our Mental Health 101’s tutorials.

http://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-101