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Certificate of Achievement

Stéphanie Martin
has completed the following course:

UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION AND LOW MOOD IN YOUNG PEOPLE

UNIVERSITY OF READING

This online course explored how to recognise and understand depression and low mood in teenagers.

5 weeks, 3 hours per week

Professor Shirley Reynolds

Director of the Charlie Waller Institute
University of Reading

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 Stéphanie Martin
has completed the following course:

UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION AND LOW MOOD IN YOUNG PEOPLE

UNIVERSITY OF READING

This online course explored how to recognise • The impact on parents and carers
and understand depression and low mood in • Understanding self-harm and minimising risk
teenagers. • Seeking help and treatment options
STUDY REQUIREMENT Week 2: Healthy habits for young people
5 weeks, 3 hours per week
• Identifying the foundations of good mental
LEARNING OUTCOMES health
• Understand the key signs and symptoms of • Exploring the importance of sleep, eating, and
adolescent depression and how it may present physical activity
itself.
Week 3: Doing more of what matters
• Identify how depression differs from low mood
and other 'normal' mood fluctuations in • Introducing the concept of behavioural
teenagers. activation for young people
• Describe key environmental and lifestyle factors • How to monitor activity and increase valued
which may contribute to depression in activities to get more reward from life
teenagers. • How to manage different views of what is a
• Discuss what teenagers and carers can do to valued activity
promote a healthier lifestyle within the family. • Giving positive reinforcement and rewards
• Understand how a psychological approach can
help us to better understand depression. Week 4: Challenging thoughts
• Understand CBT and other key strategies that • How thinking tricks us and keeps us stuck in low
can be helpful for low mood. mood
• Identify how patterns of behaviour and thinking • Challenging thoughts
can contribute to depression in teenagers and • Helping your child find the facts, face the facts
how these can be addressed in therapy. • Understanding that adults have negative
• Discuss the importance of good communication thoughts too
when supporting teenagers with depression,
both within families and between families and Week 5: Family Communication & Self-Care,
other agencies such as schools. Planning for the Future and Getting More Help
• Summarise how and why breakdowns in • Looking after yourself
communication occur and how to resolve these. • Managing conflict
SYLLABUS • Dealing with communication problems and
Week 1: What does problematic low mood and stress
depression look like? • Planning for the future, dealing with setbacks
and solving problems
• Recognising the symptoms and causes of • Getting more help
depression in young people

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