Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme
Online diabetes training for health and social care staff
Topics completed to date:
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Mental Health and Diabetes
This topic explores the impact of living with diabetes on someone's mental health and vice versa. VIEW TOPIC FLYER
Depending on your chosen CDEP level* this topic aims to support you:
- Be aware of the prevalence and range of mental health issues in people living with diabetes. 1 Be aware of the prevalence and range of mental health issues in people living with diabetes. Core
- Appreciate the impact of mental health on a person's ability to self-manage and be able to encourage appropriate self-care strategies. 2 Appreciate the impact of mental health on a person's ability to self-manage and be able to encourage appropriate self-care strategies. Core
- Be aware of key tools used to detect mental health difficulties and when they might be used. 3 Be aware of key tools used to detect mental health difficulties and when they might be used. Intermediate
- Be able to provide first-line mental health support and trigger local referral pathways if further input is required. 4 Be able to provide first-line mental health support and trigger local referral pathways if further input is required. Intermediate
* CDEP levels are accumulative (e.g. topics completed at intermediate level will include both core and intermediate sections).
