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Course features: Learn the systemic approach to relationships and how they relate to people’s actions and communications. Develop different perspectives and new approaches to your work as a professional working with families, couples and individuals. Study in Huntingdon, gain a level of professional accreditation, and potentially start on the road to becoming a qualified family therapist.

Study in:: Chelmsford
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Explore the different mental health conditions and disorders of emotional wellbeing that children and young people may present with, or be diagnosed with.

Study in:: Chelmsford; Blended learning
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Develop your specialist knowledge of child and adolescent mental health, focusing on an understanding of how significant the psyche development is on mental health.

Study in:: Chelmsford
Available as:: Short course
Course features: This is a change management module. You'll focus on an idea to help support people with mental health issues and/or their carers in the community; for example a weekly support group for carers of people with dementia and how this would potentially be implemented.

Study in:: Chelmsford
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Explore and develop person-centred approaches in care when supporting people with dementia, which respects individuality and personal choice. Understand neuropathology in dementia, how it affects a person’s mental, physical and emotional capacity. And learn about the broader ethical and legal issues relating to dementia.

Study in:: Chelmsford
Available as:: Short course
Course features: This course will enable you to build a good understanding of the concepts, theory, and practice of compassionate resilience.

Study in:: Chelmsford
Available as:: Short course
Course features: This course explores current issues in mental health from both a national and global perspective, including culture and media.

Study in:: Blended learning
Available as:: Short course
Course features: This module, which is designed for qualified social workers, will have you thinking of the ‘bigger picture’.

Study in:: Chelmsford
Available as:: Short course
Course features: We’ll equip you with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to independently identify cases of dementia syndrome in the community setting. We’ll cover the principles of the types of dementia, functional and cognitive assessment, delirium, and reversible dementias.

Study in:: Distance learning; Cambridge
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Deepen your understanding of contraception and sexual health, including how sexuality and sexual health services are impacted by external factors. Consider the cultural, political, legal and ethical contexts of human sexuality and contraception. Enhance your ability to help people access services to make informed choices for themselves.