Standard 9: Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability Outcome The Assessment The learner must: – – learner is able to: 9.1a. List how someone may feel if they have: 9.1 Understand the needs and Mental health conditions such as: experiences of Psychosis people with Depression mental health Anxiety conditions, Dementia dementia or Learning Disabilities learning disabilities The issues may be physical, social or psychological and will affect the individual in different ways. 9.1b. Explain how these conditions may influence a person’s needs in relation to the care that they may require. 9.1c. Explain why it is important to understand that the causes and support needs are different for people with mental health conditions, dementia and learning disabilities. 9.2a. Explain how positive attitudes towards those with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities will improve the care and 9.2 Understand support they receive the importance of promoting 9.2b. Describe the social model of disability and how it underpins positive positive health attitudes towards disability and involving people in their own care. and wellbeing for an individual who may have a mental health condition, dementia or learning disability
Standard 9: Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability Outcome – The learner is able to: Assessment – The learner must: 9.1 Understand the needs and experiences of people with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities 9.1a. List how someone may feel if they have: Mental health conditions such as: Psychosis Depression Anxiety Dementia Learning Disabilities The issues may be physical, social or psychological and will affect the individual in different ways. 9.1b. Explain how these conditions may influence a person’s needs in relation to the care that they may require. 9.1c. Explain why it is important to understand that the causes and support needs are different for people with mental health conditions, dementia and learning disabilities. 9.2 Understand the importance of promoting positive health and wellbeing for an individual who may have a mental health condition, dementia or learning disability 9.2a. Explain how positive attitudes towards those with mental health conditions, dementia or learning disabilities will improve the care and support they receive 9.2b. Describe the social model of disability and how it underpins positive attitudes towards disability and involving people in their own care.
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