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Crises Theory and Interventions

This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills on the nature of crisis and the various methods of intervention. Students will learn to recognize and deal with the psychological and emotional stresses encountered by people in crisis. Course content will include definition of crisis and crisis intervention, description of selected theoretical models of crisis intervention, types of crisis, characteristics of crisis state, phases of crisis state, techniques of crisis intervention and the application of the nursing process in crisis situations. The management of mental health emergencies and the legal implications and immunity for the crisis worker will also be examined.

Course Code: 
MHN 408
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Reflective practice and Critical Incident Analysis

This course is designed to enable students to use reflection as a tool to identify and facilitate their learning needs, recognise reflective practice as a key component of continuing professional development. It provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate how they have changed and grown personally and professionally as a result of their learning during the degree programme. The course is practice-based and competency focused. It is premised on the assumption that students have the ability to study independently and to use a range of resources, including academic and practice placement staff, to meet their specified objectives. The content will include; critical incident analysis to inform professional development

Course Code: 
MHN 406
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Mentorship process

The aim of this course is to prepare students for their future role as practice mentors for junior students. As registered practitioners, they will have a responsibility for monitoring and assessing students’ progress within the practice area. Content of this course will include; role of mentor in student learning and support, process of continuous assessment of practice, range and level of competence expected at each stage of learning, identification of learning needs for students and resources, staff support, skills of formative and summative assessments.

Course Code: 
MHN 404
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Risk assessment and management in mental health

The purpose of this course will enable students develop skills in assessing and managing the risk of harm to self and others from people with Mental Health problems and vice versa. Content will include the definitions of risk and risk assessment, identification of potential for harm, methods of risk assessment, the risk management cycle, implementation of management measures, monitoring measures, risk factors, use of rating scales and psychometric tests, observation, history of violence, recording reviews, recording assessment and decision-making process.

Course Code: 
MHN 402
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Health care policy

This course examines the professional nurse’s role and responsibilities in shaping health care policy at the regional, national and international levels. It also focuses on developing skills in strategic planning, political processes and organizational development as applied to health care policy. The course will help students develop analytical skills related to formulation and critical evaluation of health policies.

Course Code: 
NUR 420
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Nursing Service Administration

This course is designed to introduce students to the management principles, strategies and theories used in professional nursing practice. The focus is on understanding health care delivery systems at the local and national levels and the development of the skills needed within the context of health services delivery in institutional or community settings.

Course Code: 
NUR 412
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Psychotherapies

This course is set out to train students to attain a level of skill using psychological interventions. Content of training in psychological interventions will include the use of functional analysis in assessment, simple behavioural strategies, such as activity scheduling and reinforcement, cognitive methods for dealing with hallucinations and delusions, principles of evaluation using simple and reliable measures. The course will place much emphasis on Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT).

Course Code: 
MHN 411
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Interventions in dual diagnosis.

This course will provide students with the knowledge of interventions needed to care for populations who have comorbid substance misuse with mental illness (dual diagnosis). Given that this condition is very prevalent in mental health institutions and community services, it is important to offer mental health nurses training in this area. Content will include definition of dual diagnosis, common forms of dual diagnosis, assessment, treatment models and application of the nursing process.

Course Code: 
MHN 409
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Adherence Management

In this course students will be equipped with the knowledge of non-compliance/non-adherence/non-concordance. Cognitive–behavioural interventions that have specific focus on adherence management will be explored. The use of methods for educating patients and families regarding their drug treatments; acquiring skills in the use of various measures of medication side-effects (e.g. LUNSERS - Liverpool University Side Effects Rating Scale); the use of cognitive–behavioural methods, such as motivational interviewing to deal with non-adherence to medication will be examined.

Course Code: 
MHN 407
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

Developing counselling and helping skills

This course is aimed at enabling students acquire the skills of counselling in order that they can provide support and guidance to patients, individuals and families in relation to mental health. Content will include definitions of counselling, counselling processes, types of counselling, skills of a counsellor, theoretical orientation, qualities of a counsellor and ethical considerations for practice. The role of the nurse in counselling will also be explored.

Course Code: 
MHN 405
No. of Credits: 
2
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Community Mental Health Nursing

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