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Mental Health in the Workplace Level 2 (VTQ)

Mental Health is becoming more prevalent in the community each day, so learn what you can do to help.
CPD Certified Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Mental Health in the Workplace Level 2 (VTQ) at a glance

  • 3-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 2 hours and 16 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • CPD time credit conformation
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • Videos include subtitles
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Online Course: £24.95 + VAT
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Learn online now with our level 2 video online course in mental health in the workplace. Hear from different experts on mental health conditions that can be identified in the workplace and learn how to signpost them.

We also offer classroom courses at local centres and at your workplace as a one day course is ideal for all employees to give them a better understanding of mental health in the workplace. We also offer a half-day classroom course is ideal for all employees to give them a basic awareness of mental health in the workplace.  We also offer a one-day Mental Health in the Workplace level one course and a two-day Mental Health in the Workplace Level 3 course for managers and those who need a higher level of training.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

  • Employees
  • Managers
  • Care workers
  • Business owners
  • Line managers
  • Health workers
  • Health and Social Care
  • Medical professionals

This course comes with 3.0 hrs (6.0 class) of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 2 hours and 16 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

For details of our online course contents please visit our Mental Health in the Workplace Level 2 training course site.

  • Meaning of Mental Health and Mental Ill Health 
  • The Components of Mental Well-being 
  • Risk Factors Associated with Mental Ill-health Problems 
  • Examples of Mental Health Problems 
  • How Mental Health Problems Affect Day-to-Day Living 
  • Social and Cultural Attitudes to Mental Illness 
  • Mental Health and Discrimination 
  • Stereotyping in Mental Health 
  • Impact of Stigma in Mental Ill Health 
  • Causes of Stress 
  • Signs and Symptoms of Useful and Harmful Stress 
  • Managing Stress 
  • Difference between Anxiety and Panic attack 
  • When is Anxiety a Mental Health Problem? 
  • Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety 
  • Depression 
  • Symptoms of Depression and Causes 
  • Managing Depression Mental Health in the Workplace 
  • Why is Mental Health not Discussed at Work? 
  • What Legislation applies to Mental Health UK? 
  • What are The Management Standards? 
  • The Six Stressor Areas in the Workplace 
  • Employers Duty of Care 
  • Obligations in the Workplace 
  • Removing Stigma in the Workplace 
  • The 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence 
  • Recognising Changes in an Employee 
  • Recognising own Changes as an Employee 
  • How Do Those Changes Affect the Workplace? 
  • Difficulty in Disclosing Mental Health 
  • Starting a Discussion and Advice to Help with a Discussion 
  • Advice for Manager/Employer Offering Support 
  • Absence Due to (Mental) Illness 
  • Supporting People to Stay at or Return to Work 
  • Promoting a Healthy Workplace 
  • Five Steps to Mental Wellbeing
  • Understanding Mental Health 
  • Recognising and discussing different mental ill 
  • Health Problems 
  • Mental Health and legislation 
  • Understanding responsibilities in the workplace under mental health 
  • Recognising a problem 
  • Supporting an employee with mental health-related problems 
  • Promoting a healthy workplace