Bipolar Awareness Certificate Online Training Course

Course description one in six adults have a common mental health condition, and 1% have bipolar disorder. Awareness and understanding of mental illness can go a long way in promoting mental health not just in affected individuals but society as a whole.This course contains a practical overview of bipolar disorder, its causes, treatment and the impact it has on an individuals everyday life. It also outlines the steps employers and workers can take to support someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder. You will learn: what bipolar disorder is, the main symptoms and the signs that accompany depressed, manic and mixed episodes how bipolar is diagnosed, why it is important to treat it in a timely manner and how it is treated using medication and therapy the challenges faced by people living with bipolar disorder and how lifestyle changes can help them manage the condition how and why employers should support workers with bipolar disorder and how to uphold the legislation that protects people with the condition from discrimination benefits of taking this course: if you know someone with confirmed or suspected bipolar disorder, this course will give you a valuable insight into their condition if you work with someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder, this course will help you support them in a sensitive manner if you are a business owner or manager, this course will highlight your obligations under the law with regards to supporting someone with a chronic mental illness if you work ...

Course description one in six adults have a common mental health condition, and 1% have bipolar disorder. Awareness and understanding of mental illness can go...show more