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Adolescent Depression Course - Level 3 CPD


Oplex Careers

Summary

Price
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£12 inc VAT (was £19)
Offer ends 30 September 2024
Study method
Online
Duration
14 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
14 CPD hours / points
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

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Overview

The online Adolescent Depression Course from Oplex Careers aims to provide great insight into the skills and knowledge related to supporting young people at risk, or experiencing signs of depression, supporting other key organisations there to support teenagers, and more.

CPD

14 CPD hours / points
Accredited by The CPD Certification Service

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Description

The online Adolescent Depression Course will provide learners with a strong understanding into working with teenagers and young people experiencing signs of depression or at risk, providing you with the skills and knowledge required to support young people effectively and confidently.

This course will discuss the key skills and knowledge related to your role in this supportive process, how to spot signs of depression, key organisations to help and more. This course will provide a great insight into your role supporting young people with the use of practical examples throughout the course. Whether working in the a role working with young people, you want to get started working in this field, looking for more training, or just interested in this field of study, this course will cover a range of modules and provide multiple examples for assessment.

Course Syllabus

The Adolescent Depression Course is split into the following modules:

    • What is Adolescent Depression?

– Definition
– Signs
– Symptoms

    • Causes of Depression within Adolescents.

– Mental health
– Environmental causes; grief, home life etc.
– Education; university, pressure etc.

    • Treatment Options Regarding Depression.

– Medication
– Psychotherapy
– Free/natural ways to help; sleep, exercise etc.

    • Depression’s Impact on a Teenager’s Life.

– Changes
– Personal, school, work, social, family life
– Difficulties

    • Suicide and Self-Harm

– Signs
– Education
– Prevention

    • Drugs and Alcohol Abuse.

– Coping mechanism
– Help
– Reaching out

    • What You and Others Can do to Help.

– Taboo; talking about it
– Educate
– Being vigilant

  • Final Assessment

Assessment

To assess the learners ability and knowledge to effectively understand the topics contained within the Adolescent Depression Course, the course features a number of end of module interactive quiz questions.

Additionally, at the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice assessment test. This online multiple choice test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.

Certificate

On successful completion of this Adolescent Depression Course students will be awarded with a CPD Certification.

This certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available at an additional fee of £9.99.

Course Format

This course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive student learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Adolescent Depression Course.

Course Duration

The online Adolescent Depression Course requires 14 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.

Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.

Tutor Support

When you are studying a course it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.

As part of the Adolescent Depression Course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course.

Course Compatibility

Our Adolescent Depression Course is fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices.

We know that more and more people are using the web whilst they are on the move, so we have designed this Adolescent Depression Course to be fully compatible across tablet and smartphone devices. You will be able to access the same content from the course, just over a 3G or 4G network whilst on the move.

Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements to join this course with Oplex Careers. All you need to study this course is an internet connection.

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How many times can you take the final test?

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You can retake the Final Assessment as many times as you need until you pass and reach a grade you are happy with - free of charge of course.

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