Mental Health Nursing and Crisis Work
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KG29AO07001 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Palo, Raija |
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| Teacher Team: | Saari, Anna |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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Learning Outcomes
COMPETENCE IN CUSTOMERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE AND ETHICAL COMPETENCE
Students will analyze their personal conceptions and attitudes towards mental health and illness. Students will understand the principles of client and resource-oriented mental health work in multi-professional care and know the importance of clinical work supervision for mental health professions. Students will learn to support, guide and interact with people of all ages in crisis situations.
COMPETENCES IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND DECISION-MAKING COMPETENCE
Students will learn to professionally help people and their families to cope with crises.
CLINICAL COMPETENCE
Students will gain an overview of mental health nursing interventions and of the service delivery system and legislation.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No prerequisites
Contents
The course comprises the following: Mental health work, mental health nursing, and psychiatric nursing; Health-promoting, preventive, curative and rehabilitative mental health work; Mental Health Act and service delivery system; Care of individuals, groups, families and communities; Care/nursing relationship; Teamwork; Clinical work supervision; Traumatic crises; Principles of crisis intervention; Various crisis interventions
Recommended or Required Reading
Kuhanen, C. & al. 2010. Mielenterveystyö. WSOYpro OY.
Varcaloris, E.M. & Halter, M.J. 2009. Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing - A Comminication Approach to Evedence-Based Care. Saunders. (assigned parts)
Current literature and other material selected by the lecturer.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, learning discussions, independent study.
Assessment Criteria
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Assessment Methods
Active participation, assignments, examination.
Further Information
R&D credits 1 cr
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