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Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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This module aims to assist students develop skills in assessing and engaging with people experiencing mental health problems; and to develop the capacity and skills to form relationships which are therapeutic. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Demonstrate knowledge and skills required for assessing people with commonly experienced mental health problems. 2. Demonstrate skills in helping people to articulate their stories and their needs. 3. Identify presenting needs and problems based on information obtained in assessment. 4. Display ability to plan and implement care in collaboration with service users, families and healthcare team. 5. Identify factors that contribute to a therapeutic relationship. 6. Demonstrate empathy and basic therapeutic skills in relation to people who experience mental health problems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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The impact of mental health problems on individuals, families and the communities.. Assessment and care planning frameworks and their applications. Process and practice of psychiatric assessment.. Psychiatric history taking.. Discussion of case based material illustrative of common forms of mental distress and manifestations of disorder. Use of selected assessment instruments. o Mini-Mental State Examinationo Depression / Anxiety / Stress Scale (DASS)o Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)o Becks Toolso Life Skills Profile (LSP). Introduction to problem formulation. Goal planning, implementation and evaluation.. How to relate therapeutically with individuals and families.. o Cognitive behavioural approaches and models of distresso Diary keeping / Self analysiso Care with the use of languageo Common problems with inferential and evaluative thinkingo Models of CBT as applied to depression and common anxiety disorderso Introduction to the principles of validation, reminiscence and cognitive stimulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 992, www, • Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath Mental Health Services, 2009, Mental Health Assessment Tools, www.iimhn.org/ publications.asp, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BNPY | BSc in Nursing (Psychiatric) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timetable this semester: Timetable for NS210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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