Health & wellbeing
Children with Bipolar Disorder
Caring for a child with bipolar disorder is challenging. You will have some great days followed by some difficult ones. You might struggle to understand the child and their behaviour. This course aims to give you an introduction to the disorder.
What you will learn
- What bipolar disorder is.
- Why some people have it.
- What are the risks and how to live with the disorder?
- What the available treatments are.
- How you can help the child and yourself.
How the course works
The course is broken into manageable online units and includes knowledge checks or quizzes where appropriate. Progress saves automatically, so learners can pause and return on any device.
A certificate is available when all required course elements are completed successfully.
Who it is for
Foster carers, support carers and fostering-service staff who need practical, up-to-date learning in this topic.