Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Nursing and Advanced Practice

Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Module Offerings

7017NAPPG-APR-CTY

7017NAPPG-SEP-CTY

Aims

The aim of the module is to explore the potential causes and symptomatology of mental health conditions. Critically review the choice of treatment options and their appropriateness in accordance with evidence based practice.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify and demonstrate an understanding of common mental health presentations
  • Advanced clinical practice
2.
Critically consider the evidence base for early intervention approaches to psychotic mental health conditions
  • Advanced clinical practice
  • Education
3.
Critically examine the pre-cursors for psychosis and preventative health interventions that may be utilised.
  • Education
4.
Critically examine the clinical decision making process for referral and onward management of psychosis and common mental health conditions
  • Advanced clinical practice
  • Advanced clinical practice

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Within this module the student will develop an understanding of:
  • common mental health conditions
  • pre-cursors to psychosis including anxiety and depression
  • acute mental health presentations
  • prescribing and intervention management
  • early and therapeutic intervention
  • applied across the lifespan
Module Overview:
This module is suitable for students wishing to develop an understanding of common mental health conditions and psychosis as an acute presentation. 

This module will run for 15 weeks and will consist of 12 x 3 hour face to face 'lectures' with additional 'online' learning time allocated to the module delivery.

This module has been mapped to the following capabilities of the Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice In England (HEE, 2017):

1.4; 1.5; 1.7; 

Assessments

Essay