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Aims
In 6111PSYPWP (Module 1) - The Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (tPWP) will deliver a range of assessments include screening/triage assessment within an NHS Talking Therapies service; risk assessment; provisional diagnostic (problem descriptor) assessment; psychometric assessment (using the NHS Talking Therapies standardised symptom measures); problem focused assessment; and intervention planning assessment.
tPWPs will have knowledge of mental health disorders, including complex and severe presentations and the suitable care pathways for these in order to facilitate onward referral. PWPs will also have knowledge of the evidence-based therapeutic options available for common mental health disorders and be able to communicate this knowledge in a clear and unambiguous way so that people can make informed treatment choices, within and beyond NHS Talking Therapies services.
They will have knowledge of the COM-B behaviour change model and how this can inform choice of goals and interventions. 6111PSYPWP (Module 1) will, therefore, equip tPWPs with a good understanding of the incidence, prevalence and presentation of common mental health problems and evidence-based treatment choices.
Trainees will understand the benefits to patients of the NHS Talking Therapies metrics and be able to use the NHS Talking Therapies national outcomes monitoring system (which includes session-by-session symptom measures).
Teaching in 6111PSYPWP (Module 1) should include how to use anxiety disorder specific measures to support correct problem identification, and why the use of these outcome measures is important.
Learning Outcomes
Module Content
Concepts of mental health and mental disorders. Patient centred interviewing and assessment including screening and triage assessment using range of modalities including in-person, video or telephone modes of delivery within an NHS Talking Service. Information gathering to include - Provisional diagnostic assessment; mental health clustering assessment; psychometric assessment (using the NHS Talking Therapies standardised symptoms measures); problem focused assessment; and intervention planning assessment. Therapeutic relationship building to include:-core ‘common factors’ competencies of active listening, engagement, alliance building, patient-centred information gathering, information giving and shared decision making in use of COM-B model. Assessing for and managing risk. Problem statements. Setting goals. Documentation and recording of information. Clinical case management and clinical Supervision. Introduction to low intensity interventions - evidence based psychological interventions and medication management. Incidence, prevalence and presentation of common mental health problems. Evidence based treatment choices which will include how to identify who does not fit the Step 2 criterion and how to manage this process.
6111PSYPWP (Module 1) trains Psychological Well Being Practitioners (PWPs) to assess and support individuals with common mental health issues. They learn patient-cantered assessment, effective communication of mental health knowledge, and behaviour change strategies. The 6111PSYPWP (Module 1) also emphasises cultural competence for working with diverse populations.