Physical Care Skills for the Mental Health Practitioner

Programme title:	Physical Care Skills for the Mental Health Practitioner
Apply:	direct to the University via the NHS Business Unit
Start (pt):	February
Mode:	part-time
Duration:	1 semester
Location:	to be confirmed
Faculty:	Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Summary

Mental health practice is a unique interpersonal process with the health and social care needs of vulnerable others at its heart. Thus the successful implementation of the process of care requires a truly holistic approach. As such mental health practitioners are required to undertake thorough assessments. Assessment should also cover physical health needs.

The NSF Mental Health (1999) point out that the National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey had showed high levels of physical ill health and higher rates of death amongst those with mental health problems compared to the rest of the population. It further illustrated this position by pointing out that people who have anxiety symptoms usually smoke more, and may drink more alcohol too, increasing their risk of physical ill health.

Why choose this course?

This unit aims to provide you with the necessary underpinning knowledge and requisite skills to carry out a thorough assessment of the physical wellbeing of your client group.

Teaching/learning methods and strategies

Your learning will be supported through a student-centred work-focused learning approach. The unit is evidence based and related to current local and national agenda’s. There will be opportunities for you to engage in a variety of learning experiences. In this way you will be encouraged to take back to your own practice area the key learning outcomes of the unit. This process will be supported by lecturer facilitation, including the delivery of key presentations around the learning outcomes, as well as specialist sessions and the opportunity to develop key skills in a controlled environment.

You will also be required to plan how to meet the unit learning outcomes, in theory and practice, relating them to your own practice environment through the completion of the required assignments. Additionally your learning will be supported via tutorials, group work, E-learning via BREO and E-learning library resources. You will be able to bring your reflections on experiences in practice to enable integration of theory to practice.

Entry requirements

Available to all health care professionals/workers currently working or placed within a practice environment related to this unit.

Fees, Bursaries, Scholarships, Costs

Contact NHS Business Unit for fees.

Attendance

See Unit Delivery Schedule below for dates.

Find out more

For further information about this programme, please contact Senior Lecturer: Bruce Wallace

T: 01582 743897
E: bruce.wallace@beds.ac.uk

How to apply:

Please contact the NHS Business Unit or download an application form from the website.

E: nhs-business-unit@beds.ac.uk
T: 01582 743048
F: 01582 743704

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