Perspectives in Mental Health Nursing

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop a range of contemporary theoretical and practical frameworks to expand on the repertoire of assessment intervention and evaluation strategies designed to promote recovery for people with mental illness from diverse client groups.

Course content

Socio-political context of mental health; recovery processes; community and institutional aspects of mental health care; concepts of mental health promotion and mental illness; models of mental health assessment associated with a range of problems; behaviours and needs with respect to physical, psychosocial and cognitive areas of human functioning; common mental health problems and associated interventions (including psychopharmacology); legal and ethical issues; The National Mental Health Plan and Policy; multiculturalism and the mental health of indigenous people; critical thinking and reflection; pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.

Textbook(s)

Edward, K.-l., Munro, I. L., Welch, A. J., & Cross W., Eds. 2018, Mental health nursing: Dimensions of praxis, 3rd, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Clinical assessment/OSCE/OSCA, Online activities, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.