Employability Case Study: The Psychology of Resilience and Success

This assignment is an employability case study focusing on the psychology of resilience and success, specifically examining the charity organization YoungMinds. The study delves into YoungMinds' background, its strategic aims, and the application of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to support young people's mental health. The assignment explores the organization's employment and volunteering options, highlighting career paths for psychology students and graduates. The solution also includes a cover letter demonstrating the application of psychological skills and knowledge. The references section provides a list of relevant academic sources. This case study is designed to develop students' understanding of how psychology is applied in real-world settings and to enhance their employability skills.

The Psychology of
Resilience and
Success

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Organisation background............................................................................................................3
Organisation applies psychology................................................................................................3
Employment and Volunteering option........................................................................................4
COVER LETTER............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
There are large number of young people are facing mental health issues which have different
consequences. Here, using the psychological knowledge and skills, it can help and support those
to improve their life and carry forward. YoungMinds is charity organisation that work on this to
improve young people good mental health (Windgassen et. al., (2019)).
Organisation background
YoungMinds is the UK charity organisation which was formed in 1993 by group of
mental health professional who were highly passionate about improving mental health for
support young people and children in their mental health. They are also making high change in
creating positive practice and policy. They have the strategic aim to provide high quality care
and support to the children and young people with mental health issues. They have the aim to
make sure that all children and young people get mental health support which they need,
whenever they meet at any cost (Chan et. al., (2022)). They have the purpose to stop the crisis
point of mental health issues.
Organisation applies psychology
YoungMinds applies the cognitive behavioural therapy which is an effective therapy
where they influence people to take care about young people and do not leave them along when
they need some support or help. This can help them to get better and effective response towards
the better improvement in mental health. They also motivate people to make sure that young
people should get around that can really help them. They also build some movement which
create awareness about taking care of individual which can insist them to make their behaviour
which assure them to get better care about young people. This can be effective and influence
people through applying CBT as the psychology (Okkersen et. al., (2018)). Here, they influence
people to talk with young people which can help and support in managing their problem and help
them in positive thinking and better behaviour. CBT is highly effective therapy which can help to
get better care and support in leading to support people with having problems like depression and
anxiety which can allow to help and support them in physical and mental health related
problems. This is short term therapy technique which have the ability to help people through
changing their behaviour and through pattern (Baglioni et. al., (2020)). Here, YoungMinds use

this psychological therapy to provide better support to children and young people to fight against
the mental health issues (Salomonsson et. al., (2020)).
Employment and Volunteering option
There are various kinds of jobs are available within this organisation which can help to
improve the employment. There are some of the opportunities includes People and Culture
Officer, Data and Impact Officer, Senior Manager, project manager, major relationship manager,
e-communication officer, youth social action manager, supporter engagement manager and many
more (Hadjistavropoulos et. al., (2022)).
Here, youth social action manager, e-communication officer, major relationship manager
and senior manager are some of the job opportunity which can be effective for the psychology
student to make their career. These are the post through which psychology student or recent
graduate can start their career where they can use their skills and knowledge to provide services
to effectively manager and improve the YoungMinds services that can allow to improve better
support to young people in their mental health issues (Olisah et. al., (2022)).
COVER LETTER
Here, as performing graduation in psychology where I need to perform a psychological
approach that can help to utilize the psychological skill which I have learned during my
academic. It can influence to deliver of a psychological approach to client for improving their
mental health. During this, I have learn about applying different psychological approaches where
person-centered care model is highly effective and influenced me to deliver quality talking
therapy. This is one of the best therapy which can be effective to influence client to improve their
mental health and provide better improvement in there mental health. To perform the job in an
organization that uses psychological therapy which influences cognitive behavior. I have learned
about this therapy and practices to implement it more effectively this is for clients better
improvement in their mental health. I have different skills that can influence me to perform and
make a better decisions for client improved health and communicate more effectively. This can
enable client to communicate easily and share their information that can be effective in making
decision accordingly to provide better therapy (Small et. al., (2018)).

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