Mental health care : a care worker handbook

Support all mandatory QCF units in mental health awards, certificates and diplomas with this handbook written for work-based learners and mapped to major qualifications from all awarding organisations, including City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health. Mental Health Care is part of the Care Worker Handbooks series, which provides practical, easy-to-understand topic knowledge, assessment support and advice for a range of qualifications.

Core topics are linked to the specific competencies and knowledge is related to the many different settings and roles across Home Care, Residential Care, NHS and private settings.

It is especially useful for candidates taking any of the Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 awards, certificates and diplomas in mental health care or for brushing up skills and knowledge from previous qualifications. - Link client types with the competencies you will need with this topic-based approach- Learn from case studies which provide lessons for care in a variety of situations- Learn from authors who have extensive experience in this area