Schizophrenia Awareness CPD Course

Schizophrenia has a number of different components which make it extremely serious and this course will help you to spot these symptoms and help a person seek appropriate treatment. The course comes with full certification and covers a number of medical interventions as well as methods to manage Schizophrenia.

This Schizophrenia Awareness course develops your understanding of what Schizophrenia is, what causes it and how it can be treated. The units will ensure that you have an in-depth knowledge of how Schizophrenia can manifest itself and various therapies and medications which are useful in controlling symptoms.

Anyone who works with someone that has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia will benefit from this course. This could include mental health workers, care support staff and anyone else working in the care sector.

In order to complete the course, you must achieve 80% or more in the final multiple choice quiz.

You will earn 3 CPD points on completion of the course, this course will take around 3 hours to complete and the certificate will last for two years.

• Fully CPD registered
• Completed online with instant downloadable certificate
• Fully printed certificate posted next day
• Covers all required legislation and practices
• Complete the online multiple choice assessment as many times as you need to pass

Units covered

• Unit 1 – Understanding the Term ‘Schizophrenia’: In this unit of the course we will look at the term Schizophrenia and define this mental illness. We will look at some statistics of Schizophrenia and how the illness is portrayed in the media.
• Unit 2 – The Causes of Schizophrenia: Next up we will move on to explore the causes of Schizophrenia and examine the possible causes associated with the illness. This will include a variety of biological and environmental factors that may contribute to a higher risk of suffering from Schizophrenia.
• Unit 3 – How Schizophrenia affects people: Schizophrenia affects people in several ways and will have a huge impact on a persons life. In this part of the course we will explore some of the common behaviours seen in Schizophrenia patients and how these changes impact upon their life.
• Unit 4 – Interventions for Schizophrenia: There are a number of different ways to aid a person who has Schizophrenia so that the illness does not impact upon their life too much. Next we will explore a number of these methods including ECT, hospitalisation, anti-psychotic medication, crisis resolution and CBT.
• Unit 5 – Managing Schizophrenia: Learning to manage the condition on a day-to-day basis is often something which is required of people that have Schizophrenia. Here we will look at the methods that can be used daily to reduce the impact on individuals and their family.

How does it work?

This course is studied through out innovative online system which allows you to enrol and complete your training any time, 24/7. The simple and intuitive design of our system means the focus is on the course materials and no time is wasted getting used to how things work.

Simply work through each slide on the course, which are ticked off on your progress bar as you go, and then take the multiple choice quiz to pass. Should you need to attempt the quiz multiple times you can do so - we set no limits on how many times you can attempt the quiz.

Once you finish you can download a copy of your certificate immediately. We also send out a hard copy in the post the very next day.

Course materials

Our courses are designed and written by industry experts in their field from all over the word. Once written, our in-house staff work hard to get the materials on to our innovative system and ensure they are easy to navigate, simple and clear.

Your certificate

A certificate from the CPD Online College is a mark of quality. Our courses are fully accredited with the CPD Certification Service which means we have met their strict criteria for continuous professional development courses.

Once you a pass a course with us, you can download and print a copy of your certificate immediately. We also send out a hard copy, printed in full colour on glossy 170GSM paper, the very next day via first class royal mail. This paper certificate means your studying is fully recognised and you can show off your certificate to you friends, family and colleagues.

Help and guidance

All of our courses are backed by our helpful staff who are here to help every step of the way. Using our online chat you can get real time support if you ever get stuck. Alternatively you can call us to speak with one of the team over the phone.

This course is perfect for someone who works with people who have schizophrenia, or has a family member that is suffering from schizophrenia. This includes:

• Care workers
• Mental health nurses
• Family and friends.

There are no previous requirements to study this course.

Anyone who works with someone that has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia will benefit form this course.