Mode of Study

Part-time

Start Date

20th Aug 2024, 31 weeks

Location

External Site

Cost

£ 0

Overview

This is a school-college partnership course.  We can only accept online applications from Glasgow City school students (S4-S6).  If you attend a different school please use the Contact Us button to get in touch.

Our mental health and wellbeing have a massive impact on the quality of our lives.  This course is designed to help you explore these issues and to empower you to develop healthy coping strategies so you are well equipped to go to into College, University or employment, and live a positive and healthy life. 

You’ll discuss stigma around mental health and wellbeing and gain insight into how you can support yourself and others. 

Working as part of a supportive group you’ll examine the influences of mental health and wellbeing, coping strategies and resilience.  

This is an interactive and engaging class linking and developing knowledge through learning development and project work. 

Exploring and improving wellbeing is an engaging and informative qualification that allows you to look at how you can improve your wellbeing and how to implement it in your life.

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

This course would particularly suit students who are looking to make a positive impact on their individual mental health and wellbeing. 

• Applicants are expected to be working at Level 4 English. 

What you study

• Understanding Mental Health Issues.
• Influences on Mental Health and Wellbeing. 
• Coping Strategies and Building Resilience. 

After the course

Careers

This course could be the first step into a varied and engaging career sector; from Youth Work to Paramedic Science, Occupational Health to Counselling.  

Education, Health Workers and Social Services are all within the top five employing occupations in Scotland, and this is projected to continue to be the case for the foreseeable future. 

Continuing Study 

Whilst this course can be studied for personal development, it also acts as an entry point into qualifications in Health and Social Care. 

You can progress directly to Level 5 courses in Early Years, Counselling or Social Care, which open up access to HNC, HND and degree programmes. 

Explore the Full Course Progression Pathway. 

Teaching

How the course is taught