Health Professions & Social Services
Mental Health and Wellbeing Award: Level 4 and Level 5
Campus Sighthill Campus
Qualification SCQF Level 5
Study mode Part time
Start date
Jan 2025
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Course overview
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Award at SCQF Level 5 is designed to equip you with essential knowledge and skills to understand and manage mental health issues. Throughout the award, you will develop skills for learning, life and work, and enhance your employability and personal growth. Additionally, you will develop the skills that will allow you to contribute to reducing the stigma associated with mental health whilst promoting positive mental health awareness.
This qualification is ideal for young people, adults, and professionals working in various settings, including education, healthcare, and voluntary organisations.
What you will learn
The course is designed to enable individuals to increase their understanding and awareness of issues around mental health and wellbeing.
The genral aims of the course are to allow individuals to develop:
- The capactity for successful citizenship
- Self reliance
- Resilience
- Problem solving skills
- Self-esteem
- Self-confidence
- Personal responsibility
How the course is assessed
- Class-based assessment
- Presentations
- E-assessment
Number of days per week
- The course will run for 1 day per week from 12.00 PM to 6.0 PM.
- You will commit roughly 3-4 additional hours per week outside of contact time, reading, preparing assessments and engaging in any digital tasks.
Entry requirements
- There are no formal entry requirements
English Proficiency Requirements
You must have English language proficiency of IELTS Level 5.5 or above.Progression and Articulation Routes
- Counselling for Beginners: Level 6
- Other Level 6 courses within Health Wellbeing and Social Sciences
Please note that completion of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Award: Level 4 and Level 5 does not automatically ensure or progess into a lvel 6 course. This will be subject to the entry requirements of each selected course.
Study Options
| Campus | Study mode | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| Sighthill Campus | Part time | 20/01/25 |
