Certificate in Understanding Low Mood, Sadness and Depression in Children and Young People

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Anna Bateman Mental health expert and former DfE adviser
Course 55min 7 modules

This Essential CPD course provides you with the knowledge and skills to understand, identify and respond to low mood, sadness and depression in pupils.

CPD Certified

Children and young people may suffer from low mood, sadness or depression at different stages of their life. They will mature and develop emotionally at different times so it is important that staff have the necessary training to help children and young people manage their own feelings, increase their self-awareness and build their confidence, resilience and self-worth through their formative years.

Developed by Anna Bateman, mental health and wellbeing expert who works in an advisory role for the DfE, this child mental health course provides you with the knowledge and skills to understand, identify and respond to low mood, sadness and depression in children and young people.

Please note: The training course consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives from the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process and complete all relevant activities to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own setting.

Designed in line with the following policies

Important note for non-UK learners: Although this child mental health course reflects best practice principles and might be useful for learners outside the UK, please note that it is based solely on UK guidance and legislation. Please make sure you also adhere to relevant legislation applicable in your own country.