Enhancing Mental Health

Course Overview

Mental health includes your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how you think, feel and behave. Enhance your mental health and learn about the mind-body connection and how it impacts your wellbeing.

The Enhancing Mental Health short course explores mental health in a personal, community and workplace context.

This 50-hour course introduces you to various concepts and applications that enhance your mental health: schema, perspective, possibility, the inner critic, the inner witness, locus of control, the creation power of language, self-agency, self-care and boundaries.

Explore the negative impact of chronic stress and learn how to manage stress better in both your personal life and the workplace.

Learn about community mental health, stigma, risk factors and how to promote mental health.

Finally, build the skills to promote mental health in the workplace. This includes optimising physical and psychosocial demands and resources within the workplace as well as wellness programmes, work redesign and person-environment fit.

FAQs

Dates and Registration

• Class of 2025 Jul-Sep: 1 July – 30 September
• Class of 2025 Oct-Dec: 1 October – 31 December

Short course classes are on demand allowing you to register at any time and move through course content at a time that suits you. Learners will have access to the course for the class period they choose when registering.

Certification

Upon completion, you will receive a digital certificate of completion as evidence of the skills and knowledge demonstrated.

The Enhancing Mental Health short course has been designed and developed by experts in the field of psychology. The course is for anyone needing to upskill in this area and offers 50 hours of learning.

What You’ll Need

• Access to Microsoft Word
• Google Chrome (recommended)
• Stable internet connection

What You’ll Learn

Through videos, readings and discussions, you will explore the following topics:

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Describe mental health within its multi-layered complexity.
• Apply a range of concepts to enhance your own mental health and that of others.
• Mitigate the negative impact of chronic stress on your mental health.
• Describe community mental health and how to promote it.
• Promote mental health in the workplace.

The Team

The SACAP Global team brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience across various disciplines. Our expert short course developers and dedicated support team are passionate about sharing their insights to help you get the most out of your online learning journey.