NMHS30620 Psychiatric Nursing (Therapeutic interventions)

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module facilitates students to progress towards developing the knowledge, skills and competencies required to enable them to work therapeutically with service users to address mental health and recovery related needs across multiple care and practice locations. Theoretically, this module addresses the psycho-social origins of a range of therapeutic intervention approaches utilised in mental health nursing practice including person centred counselling, solution focused interventions, dialectical behaviour therapy, cognitive behavioural approaches, psychoeducation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion the candidate will be able to:
1. Examine and discuss the impact of developing self-awareness on mental health nursing practice
2. Clearly articulate existing beliefs about the nature of therapeutic relationships in mental health nursing practice
3. Explain the concepts associated with the range of therapeutic approaches utilized in mental health nursing practice and
service delivery
4. Identify and demonstrate how therapeutic approaches can be adapted and utilized in personal practice to assist mental
health service users and their families
5. Demonstrate mastery appropriate to programme level in initiating relationship, building rapport, establishing therapeutic
alliance and evaluating outcome of interventions for patients/service user.
6. Critically reflect on personal learning with regard to personal knowledge, skills and competencies for working therapeutically
with mental health services users and their families

Indicative Module Content:

Therapeutic use of self
Psychological impact of illness
Intervention Approaches
Person Centred Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Behavioural Family Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Approach
Solution Focussed Brief Therapy
Self Harm

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18

Small Group

6

Specified Learning Activities

36

Autonomous Student Learning

65

Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lecture; Small Group Tutorial; Practical Skills Based Sessions; Directed Student Activites - individual and group; Peer Presentation 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Core module of BSc Mental Health Nursing. Participants will have completed previous stage in programme and will have had exposure to clinical nursing practice in Mental Health Services


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Psych Nurs (Therapeutic inter) (NURS30620)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Written Assignment submitted at end of module Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

100


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer 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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Assignment is given on day one of module. Written feedback will be offered to all students on draft of assignment and post module completion.

Name Role
Mrs Sandra Connell Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Timothy Frawley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Corina Murphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Sinem Uzar Ozcetin Lecturer / Co-Lecturer