OCN NI Level 1 Award in Infant Mental Health
Level
One
Qual. Code
603/3740/0
Credits
1
The OCN NI Level 2 Award in Introduction to Mindfulness and Reducing Anxiety in Children qualification has been designed to provide the practitioner with the skills and knowledge to help with stress reduction in children exhibiting anxiety, through the use of mindfulness techniques.
The objectives of the qualification are to enable learners to:
® be aware of the causes and effects of stress on children
® know how a child’s brain develops
® know the benefits of mindfulness to a child’s development
® know how to apply mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and/or anxiety