Awareness of Mental Health and Dementia in Care
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Recognise common mental health conditions and how they may show and spot signs of depression in people you support.
- Assign to
- All staff
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Recognise common mental health conditions and how they may show.
- Spot signs of depression in people you support.
- Tell delirium from dementia, and report sudden changes.
- Respond safely if someone talks about not wanting to live.
The course
- 01Mental health in care
- 02Depression and anxiety
- 03Delirium and dementia
- 04Talking about suicide
The decision they practise
In “Tea with Agnes”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “How a water infection looked like ‘worse dementia’” and “Two weeks for Agnes”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Care Act 2014
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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