Living with childhood mental health conditions

This unit is part of the TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health and has the following learning outcomes and assessment criteria:

1. Understand society’s perception of children and young people living with mental health conditions.
   1. 1.1 Define the following terms: Prejudice, Discrimination, Stigma, Stereotyping.
   2. 1.2 Identify unsupportive or negative phrases used by communities to describe those living with mental health conditions.
   3. 1.3 Explain how victimisation of children and young people may have negative implications on their condition.
   4. 1.4 Describe how perceptions of children and young people’s mental health can be influenced by; Communities, Social media and news.
   5. 1.5 Explain how mental health diagnosis in children and young people can be influenced by: Beliefs, Attitudes.
2. Understand how living with a Mental health condition impacts upon a young person or child.
   1. 2.1 Explain how the effect of stress can be: Positive, Negative.
   2. 2.2 Explain the effect of depression and low mood on a child or young person.
   3. 2.3 List the potential issues a mental health concern could have on a child or young person in the present and future.
3. Understand the impact of living with a young person or child
   1. 3.1 Describe how a child or young person’s education and career might be impacted by their mental health. who has a mental health condition.
   2. 3.2 Describe how day to day life might be impacted by a child or young person’s mental health.