Mental Health and Well-Being

The FdSc Well-Being programme will provide you with the opportunity to develop the theoretical knowledge, application and skills required to work effectively with individuals with a variety of complex mental health conditions and disorders. These qualifications will enable you to work in the NHS, private, voluntary or independent sectors, as well as within roles that promote well-being and positive behaviour change. Each programme will be delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical skills workshops, group activities and independent research activities, enriched by a programme of guest speakers from different areas of mental health and well-being who will support students to recognize industry standards, and to apply theory to practice.

The FdSc Mental Health and Well-Being includes a mandatory practice learning element in Year 2 of the programme. This is designed to enable and support students to apply the theoretical and conceptual components of the programme to practice within an appropriate workplace setting (such as mental health charities, for example MIND, the Samaritans), community mental health services, health and care settings). Students will be required to reflect upon their professional practice, and identify how they can develop and enhance this within their individual workplace.

There is a dedicated Practice Learning team to support students with the placement process