COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT

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Overview

In this subject students will develop fundamental knowledge and skills required in clinical mental health practice. Students will develop comprehensive assessment and management skills and recognise the interrelationship between a person's medical, social and psychological health. This subject provides a theoretical and practical foundation that prepares students for ethically oriented professional practice. This subject enables students to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and specialised clinical proficiency. Using independent judgment, you will plan, implement and evaluate practice in mental health contexts.

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Subject coordinator

Alistair Ross

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

AQF level

Level 8 - Graduate Certificate

Available as elective

Yes

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

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Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities

Work based learning (placement):Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced placement:Self sourced

Entire subject or partial subject:Partial subject

Total hours/days required:

No minimum hours required

Location of work based learning:Flexible

Work based learning additional requirements:

Students must seek out opportunities to link theoretical learning to practice.

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Perform and evaluate clinical assessments appropriate for mental health care.

Critically analyse information to enable informed clinical decision making based to solve problems.

Develop and evaluate evidence-based nursing plans that support therapeutic relationships with mental health consumers and their families and carers that are characterized by co-constructive care and collaborative engagement.

Develop and evaluate learning strategies that are responsive to reflective practice.

Learning activities

Students will participate in summative and formative activities including online lectures, reflective activities, participation with peers, analysis of case studies and scenarios online, online skills sessions, online quizzes, written assessments and an oral presentation.

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