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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
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 Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 18 |
Small Group | 6 |
Specified Learning Activities | 36 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 65 |
Total | 125 |
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
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Written Assignment submitted at end of module | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 100 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
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 |
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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 |