Understand causes and diagnosis of mental health concerns in children and young people

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 factors which may cause mental health concerns in a child or young person.
   1. 1.1 Describe common reasons why children and young people may be; Stressed, Depressed.
   2. 1.2 Describe the effects of puberty on a young person’s: Mental and physical health, Opinion of themselves, Self-worth.
   3. 1.3 Describe ways that becoming an adult can be: A positive experience, A negative experience.
   4. 1.4 Identify how a child or young person might:Experience abuse, Be victimized.
   5. 1.5 Describe how a child or young person’s mental health and well-being can be affected by: Experiencing victimisation or abuse, Witnessing victimisation or abuse.
   6. 1.6 Explain why some children or young people may be more vulnerable than others.
2. Understand why a professional diagnosis for children and young people with mental health concerns is vital.
   1. 2.1 Explain the why mental health professionals should see children and young people with mental health concerns.
   2. 2.2 Explain barriers relating to gaining a professional diagnosis of a child or young person’s mental health.
   3. 2.3 Identify common signs and indicators of mental health problems in children and young people.
   4. 2.4 Explain how behaviour may be interpreted as a form of expression.
   5. 2.5 Give examples of harmful behaviours which might suggest that a child or young person has a mental health concern