• Continuing professional development (CPD)

Brief Interventions in Mental Health Care

CPD Level 6
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Overview

Overview

This credit-bearing course, which is offered at both our Reading and West London Campuses, will equip mental health practitioners with the knowledge and skills to:

  • Assess clients in acute mental distress and collaboratively plan care
  • Deliver and evaluate a range of evidence-based brief interventions to clients with a range of acute mental health problems.

Course requirements - Evidence of study at Level 5 (Diploma Level).

Cost and funding - This fee covers the full course cost:

  • Sept 23 - Aug 24 fees: £900
  • Sept 24- Aug 25 fees: TBC

Credits: 20

Assessment method: Case study presentation 50% and essay 50%

Future Intakes

Please note, this course runs once a year and the next course will commence in January 2024. The exact start date will be published shortly, at which point the course will be open to book.

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Locations this course is taught at:
Berkshire Institute for Health
West London Campus
Study dates and times

Study dates and times

This course is taught on day release, select a start date to see the study days:

The course will focus on:

  • Engaging and working collaboratively with clients in acute mental distress
  • Determining individual needs and risks and developing and providing individualised acute care
  • Strategies to determine the needs and strengths of clients with acute mental health problems
  • Enhancing coping strategies, problem-solving and managing acute distress and risk
  • Group work skills including facilitating anxiety management, hearing voices and other symptom management groups
  • Interprofessional working in relation to the delivery of brief interventions
  • Evidence base and rationale for brief interventions and current policy regarding the care of individuals with an acute mental health problem
  • Systematic and evidence-based evaluation and review of brief interventions
  • Function and role of statutory and voluntary sector organisations, carers, families and informal support networks in the management of acute distress and recovery from acute mental health problems
  • Strategies for promoting core NHS values when caring for a client with an acute mental health problem.

Study days are from 9am to 4pm.

Study and career progression

Study and career progression

This can be taken as a standalone module or the credits can be used towards one of the exciting courses below:

  • BSc (Hons) Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis
  • BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice (Mental Health)
  • PgCert/PgDip/MSc Clinical Practice (Complex Mental Health Needs) - the first module in pathway can be studied at L6 - maximum of 20 credits.
How to apply

How to apply

Applications currently closed

We recommend your application is submitted to the University at least two weeks prior to the start of the course.

After your application is accepted and you have been offered a place on the course, you will be sent information about how to enrol. You must complete enrolment before your course starts.

Contact us

For more information about our CPD courses please get in touch with Dr Claire Anderson, Associate Dean (Berkshire), College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare:

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