Staff & professional development
Mental Health Awareness for Staff
This course is a brief guide to assist fostering agency staff in proactively supporting the mental health of foster carers. It will explain the spectrum of mental health, from mental wellness to mental illness.
What you will learn
- What mental health is and what it isn’t.
- Why it is important for foster carers.
- Risk and protective factors.
- How to spot the signs of mental ill-health.
- Strategies and resources to recommend.
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.