Overview of mental health, approaches, and MHPSS; Critical thinking, analysis, and reasoning skills in Mental Health care; Basic concepts, essentials, and principles of mental health practice and service delivery in Bangladesh context; Approaches and models of mental health; Working context, supervision, and risk management; Ethical practice and governance; Risk Management and safeguarding.

Evidence-based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support; Knowledge of self-awareness; Human and personal belief and value system; mhGAP  Intervention Guide; Understanding dos and don’ts in mental health and psychosocial support; Understanding Psychological First Aid;  Paracounsellor skills; Advocacy for community-based psychosocial support; Assessment and practice.

History and contexts of global mental health; Epidemiology and global  burden of diseases of mental health conditions in the world; Roles of key  stakeholders in global mental health; Global normative frameworks,  policies, and guidelines on mental health; Global human rights standards for  equity and equality for marginalized populations; Role of critical thinking,  analysis, and reasoning skills in partnership working, and developing  effective mental health practice and services; Humanitarian and emergency  context case studies; Adaptation of tools for Bangladesh context.

Critical understanding of the core principles of ethics in mental healthcare;  Relationship between ethical theory and practice; Professional standards and issues in mental health practice and systems, Ethical guidelines, codes of conduct, professional accountability; Patient/client rights under legal systems; Informed consent confidentiality, patient safety, negligence, data protection; Safeguarding; Reflective practice and value-based work;  Professional challenges in ethical healthcare practice.

Fundamental understanding of research in mental health; Interpretation,  critical evaluation of research findings within mental health practice; Key features of the research process; Qualitative and Quantitative research in mental health; Research design and evaluation for children and vulnerable populations in mental health; Ethics and professional codes of conduct for conducting research in mental health.

Carry out specific activities in the mental health field in line with the program  objectives; Exercise knowledge and skills acquired in program courses;  Learn about MHPSS in community settings; Integrate theory and practice  through field-based activities; Observe practices of the community-based mental health and psychosocial support in the field of; Observe  mental health care management.

Placement in specialized mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)  settings to apply learning in real-world contexts; Engage in direct service  provision under guided supervision; carry out comprehensive case  assessments; Conduct psychosocial interventions; Practice structured  documentation and journaling; Practice reflective practices and self-care;  Identify ethical and contextual challenges; Participate in current mental  health advocacy and awareness initiatives in Bangladesh.

Principles of program design and development; Needs assessment and situation analysis; Logic models and intervention strategy formulation;  Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) frameworks for impact measurement;  Research proposal development, including research design, data collection,  and data analysis; Ethical research practices and governance; Reflective learning and the role of the researcher; Stakeholder engagement and risk management; Practical application through group work, case studies, and role-play activities. 

Develop research proposal; Gain a deeper understanding in the focused  research area through a robust literature review; Practice different data  collection techniques; Understand, critique, and suggest alternative solution  to mental health needs; Apply different data analysis tools; Research or  action research report or thesis in an area of mental health relevant to the  content covered in previous courses; Emphasis on ethics, critical thinking,  and effective communication. Includes individual supervision by a faculty for  thesis development;