Understanding Perinatal Mental Health

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE 2024
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
Not available
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1. — Understand perinatal mental health illness.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1.

    Define perinatal mental health illness.

  • 1.2.

    Explain signs and symptoms likely to indicate perinatal mental health problems.

2. — Be able to analyse the prevalence of perinatal mental health illness and factors affecting this.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1.

    Analyse the prevalence of perinatal mental health problems.

  • 2.2.

    Analyse environmental and individual factors affecting perinatal mental health.

3. — Know approaches used to support perinatal mental health.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1.

    Explain own responsibility in reporting concerns regarding perinatal mental health.

  • 3.2.

    Evaluate strategies developed to tackle perinatal mental health at a national and local level.