ANXIETY DISORDERS

Duration: 3 Hours of learning              Max no of learners: 16

Target Audience – Care, Support & Clinical/Health staff in a variety of settings:

Psychiatric hospitals, local authorities, community mental health support, charities providing mental health support, supported living for mental health, learning disability, autism and drug & alcohol rehabilitation. Housing Support Teams & Probation teams who are providing care & support.

Course Overview

This course has been developed to improve the understanding of Anxiety and how it affects an individual’s experience of living with this disorder. We will look at how to support someone who has this diagnosis (they may be undiagnosed) and the myths and stereotypes surrounding these.

This course is delivered using a range of methods and resources including:

Face to Face tutor participative facilitation (whether in the classroom or online), scenarios for group discussions, polls, question and answer time, videos and end of session assessment.

This course has been developed and mapped to current occupational standards, qualification frameworks and the following documents and resources:

  • The 2011 Gov.UK document – No Health without Mental Health (created by Dept of Health) 
  • Skills for Care – The Common Core Principles to support good mental health and wellbeing in adult social care

Levels 3 to 4: the course is aimed at learners at level 3 to 4

Learning Outcomes:

After attending this course, learners will be able to:

  • Differentiate between anxiety and anxiety disorder
  • Distinguish between stress and anxiety and depression
  • Describe the symptoms of anxiety disorders
  • Explain the causes of anxiety disorder
  • List the different anxiety disorders
  • Describe the treatment options available
  • Describe ways of supporting a person with anxiety disorders
Time breakdownFromToMinutes
Registration09:1509:3015
Session 109:3010:5080
AM tea break10:5011:1020
Session 211:1012:3080

Entry requirements – No prerequisites required

Assessment type – General T/F at the end of the course

Certification/Qualification – Downloadable certificate of attendance

All courses are accompanied by instructional materials.

Add panic attacks and panic disorder – 3 hours – to form a one-day course. There is a separate course outline for this option “Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attacks” on our website A-Z of courses or contact us for further information