Psychosocial Techniques for Mental Health Improvement Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply psychosocial assessment tools to evaluate mental health needs of individuals or groups.
• Design intervention plans using evidence-based psychosocial techniques to improve mental health.
• Implement psychosocial interventions in a culturally sensitive and ethical manner.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions and adjust as needed.
• Demonstrate effective communication and rapport-building skills with clients and stakeholders.

Target Audience

This course is designed for healthcare workers, social workers, counsellors, community health workers, and other professionals involved in mental health support. It is also suitable for individuals seeking to enhance their ability to assist others with mental health challenges.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions allow learners to apply psychosocial techniques in simulated and supervised settings, building confidence and competence. These hands-on exercises include role-plays, group facilitation, and assessment practice, ensuring readiness for real-world application.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Therapeutic Communication and Alliance Building — Learners practice active listening, empathy, and rapport-building through dyadic role-plays with simulated clients, receiving immediate feedback. (16h)
• Practical 2: Assessment and Case Formulation — Learners conduct psychosocial assessments using standardised tools, develop case formulations, and present findings in a mock multidisciplinary team meeting. (16h)
• Practical 3: Cognitive-Behavioural and Mindfulness Techniques — Learners facilitate CBT sessions (thought records, restructuring) and lead mindfulness exercises in small groups, focusing on technique and client engagement. (16h)
• Practical 4: Group Facilitation and Crisis Intervention — Learners co-facilitate a psychoeducational group session and role-play crisis intervention using grounding and distress tolerance skills. (16h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.