Consolidation of Mental Health Nursing Practice

Course aim

To consolidate knowledge, skills and experience to demonstrate a holistic evidence based approach to mental health care.

Course content

Contemporary mental health theories and practices; recovery focused care; trauma informed care; clinical supervision; working with clients with complex care needs and comorbidities; working with clients from diverse social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds; promoting inter-professional and cross organisational practice relationships; delivering comprehensive coordinated person centred care; professional legal and ethical frameworks and standards; evidence based mental health practice ; critically reflective practice; quality use of medicines in the multi-disciplinary context; clinical competence in mental health practice

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

NURS 5165 Best Practice in Older Person's Mental Health or NURS 5164 Best Practice in Adolescent Mental Health or NURS 5071 Perspectives in Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health Practice or NURS 5157 Perinatal Mental Health for Health Professionals and NURS 5159 Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health Practice.

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
NURS 5160	Skills for Recovery Practice in Mental Health

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Online (Online content)	- x 13 weeks
Online (Online discussion forums)	- x 13 weeks
Online (Online Zoom Classrooms)	1 hour x 13 weeks
Practicum	240 hours x As negotiated by venue

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

Assessment

Contribution, Placement, Problem solving exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.