Duration: 3 Hours of learning Max no of learners: 16
Target Audience – Care, Support & Clinical staff in a variety of settings:
Psychiatric hospitals, community mental health support, supported living for mental health, learning disability and autism.
Housing Support Teams & Probation teams who are providing care & support.
The focus of the course is on understanding the different ways in which having Bi-Polar Disorder impacts on the person and others in their social network. It also considers the benefits of early intervention in promoting mental health and well-being.
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:
NICE Guidelines: Bipolar Disorder: Assessment and Management
Royal College of Psychiatrists
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:
- Describe Bi-Polar Disorder to another person
- List symptoms of Bi-Polar disorder
- Differentiate between hypomania and hypermania
- Explain different categories of Bi-Polar (Bi-polar I & II)
- State other illnesses that can co-exist with Bi-Polar
- Give an overview of the treatment available
- Give an example of how a person with a bi-polar diagnosis can be supported
Commonly joined with Depression in the morning and bi-polar in the afternoon as a one-day course on Mood disorders.
Time breakdown | From | To | Minutes |
Registration | 09:15 | 09:30 | 15 |
Session 1 | 09:30 | 10:50 | 80 |
AM tea break | 10:50 | 11:10 | 20 |
Session 2 | 11:10 | 12:30 | 80 |