MEDN40150 Mental Healthcare Hot Topics 1

Academic Year 2023/2024

With mental health problems the reason why approximately one-third of patients attend primary care, and with this expected to increase since the pandemic, the Graduate Certificate in Primary Care (Mental Healthcare) aims to equip health and social care professionals with the knowledge, skills and competencies to diagnose, assess and treat patients with these problems confidently and effectively.

In the module Mental Healthcare Hot Topics (MEDN40140), students will learn about a diverse range of emerging priorities in the care of patients with mental health problems, why these are relevant for their everyday practice and reflect on ways in which these learnings may inform their future practice.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Student should have gained knowledge and skills in the management of a diverse range of contemporary issues in Mental Health.
Students will be able to reflect on the knowledge and skills gained to implement in their own Practice.

Indicative Module Content:

Adult ADHD and Adult Autism
Neurodiversity
Equality and diversity
The consultation - a historical perspective
Multicultural perspectives
Digital mental health
Genomics
NGO/Community experience
Global mental health
Addiction in primary care
Migrant health
Social inclusion
Self care
Multidisciplinary perspectives
Sport/exercise & Psychiatry
Exercise and behaviour change/green and blue prescribing Mental wellbeing
PTSD
Covid and mental health
Integrated care/shared care
Psychology
Patient centered care
Care of people with intellectual disability
Dementia care

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

10
Seminar (or Webinar)

15
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Module delivery will be via lectures delivered online with related webinars.
There will be reflective case reports.
Learning from problem case reviews.
Online workshop
Small Group work
Regular case based scenarios will encourage the integration and utilization of knowledge and skills which will include behaviour change, prevention, diagnosis and management. This will allow an informed holistic patient centered approach to current new problems in healthcare. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Attendance: Attendance, which will be assessed throughout both semesters as a must pass component. Attendance will count towards 50% of final module grade.
Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

50
Assignment: Assessment case reports based on Clinical experience with a focus on practical Clinical challenges that will demonstrate critical thinking and reflection. This will be timed by 1 case per semester. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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