Easy Read – Modules 1 to 3 (Extended)
📘 Part 1: Easy Read Workbook (with activities)
🧠 What is Mental Health?
Mental health is:
- How we think
- How we feel
- How we cope with life
👉 Everyone has mental health
📝 Activity:
Write one way mental health can affect daily life:
🧠 Different Roles in Mental Health
There are many roles:
- Support Worker
- Teacher / Teaching Assistant
- Counsellor
- Therapist
- Psychologist
- Psychiatrist
👉 Each role is different
📝 Activity:
Match the role with the level:
- Support role = __________
- Therapy role = __________
🧠 Support vs Treatment
Support:
- Listening
- Being kind
- Helping someone feel safe
Treatment:
- Therapy
- Medication
- Diagnosis
👉 Treatment is for trained professionals
📝 Activity:
Write one example of support:
🧠 When to Get Help
Get help if:
- Someone is in danger
- Someone talks about harming themselves
- You feel unsure
👉 Always tell a supervisor
📝 Activity:
Who would you ask for help?
🧠 Part 2: Easy Read Symbols Guide
When creating your PowerPoint or Word document, add symbols like:
- 🧠 Brain → thinking / mental health
- ❤️ Heart → feelings / emotions
- 👂 Ear → listening
- 🤝 Hands → support
- ⚠️ Warning → risk / danger
- 🧑⚕️ Professional → therapist / doctor
- 💬 Speech bubble → talking
👉 This helps make your materials more accessible
🧠 Part 3: Module 3 – Mental Health Conditions (Easy Read)
🧠 Common Mental Health Conditions
Anxiety
- Worry that feels strong or constant
- Fast thoughts
- Physical symptoms (heart racing)
Depression
- Feeling low or sad for a long time
- Loss of interest in things
- Low energy
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Related to trauma
- Flashbacks
- Nightmares
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Obsessive Thinking
- Thinking the same thoughts over and over
- Hard to switch off
Bipolar Disorder
- High mood (very active, fast thinking)
- Low mood (very low energy)
Schizophrenia / Psychosis
- Hearing or seeing things others don’t
- Confused thinking
Eating Disorders
- Problems with food and body image
Personality Disorders
- Long-term patterns in thoughts and behaviour
- Difficulty with relationships
Neurodevelopmental Conditions
- Autism
- ADHD
- Dyslexia
- Dyscalculia
👉 These affect how the brain develops
🧠 Important Learning
- Conditions can be mild or severe
- Each person is different
- Not everyone shows the same signs
🧠 Part 4: Supporting People in Different Roles
🧑🏫 Support Worker / Care Worker
- Help daily living
- Listen and support
- Report concerns
👉 You DO NOT treat mental illness
🏫 Teacher / School Support
- Support students emotionally
- Recognise signs of distress
- Refer to safeguarding leads
🗣️ Counsellor
- Talking support
- Emotional guidance
- May use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
🧑⚕️ Therapist / Psychologist
- Therapy and structured treatment
- May diagnose
🧠 Psychiatrist
- Medical doctor
- Can prescribe medication
- Treats severe mental illness
👉 Each role has different responsibilities
🌐 Part 5: Useful Websites for Learning & Support
These websites explain how to support people and understand conditions:
General Mental Health Support
Mental Health First Aid
Workplace Mental Health
Learning Disabilities & Neurodiversity
👉 These websites help you:
- Learn about conditions
- Understand support
- Find training resources
🌟 Part 6: Final Simple Summary
- Mental health affects everyone
- There are many different conditions
- You can support by listening and being kind
- Professionals provide treatment
- Each role has different responsibilities
- Always know your limits
- Always ask for help when needed
🌟 Key Message
👉 You can make a difference just by listening and caring.
👉 You do not need to be a therapist to help someone.
👉 Knowing when to refer is just as important as helping.
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