University Case Study: YoungMinds and Employability in Psychology

This assignment presents a case study on YoungMinds, a UK-based charity focused on improving the mental health of children and young people. It begins with an overview of YoungMinds' history, strategic aims, and the various employment and volunteering opportunities available within the organization, particularly those suitable for psychology graduates. The study then delves into how YoungMinds applies psychological principles, specifically cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), to support young people facing mental health challenges. The assignment highlights how CBT is used to influence behaviors and promote positive thinking, ultimately aiding in the management of conditions such as depression and anxiety. The student also includes a cover letter expressing interest in a social action manager position at YoungMinds, detailing their relevant skills and knowledge gained from their psychology studies, including experience with person-centered care and psychological therapy.

PSYC1154: The Psychology of Resilience
and Success
Coursework Title: Employability Case Study

An introduction to YoungMinds
Background YoungMinds
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.
How YoungMinds 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
Opportunities
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)).
References
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Cover Letter
To YoungMinds,
I would like to express my interest in applying for the position of Social action manager. 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)).
Yours faithfully,
Xyz.