Upon successful completion of the 20 credit module, Working with a Person Experiencing Mental Health Crisis, you will be able to:

At level 6 (UZZRX9-20-3)

• Critique the importance of developing a working alliance with service users, families and carers examining factors that inhibit engagement.
• Examine principles of recovery and social inclusion.
• Critically reflect on inter-professional working and reducing assumptions on collaboratively reducing a crisis.
• Critically evaluate the complexity of managing a service user caseload.
• Discuss challenges and possibilities in using documentation to assist a service user.

Careers / Further study

Level 6 study can contribute towards:

• BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care
• BSc (Hons) Professional Development
• MSc Clinical Practice
• MSc Advanced Practice
• MSc Professional Development 

Content

The course syllabus typically includes:

• The vulnerable adult - includes service users presenting with complexities of life events and inequalities alongside various substance misuses.
• Carers, friends and family - Burden of care and assessment.
• Reflective practice - increasing capabilities in novel situations; professional self-care.
• Whole team working - collaboration over various sectors.
• Working with complexity - challenging resources and utilisation.
• New technologies - adapting communication as guided by Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat.
• Learning and Teaching
• Teaching will include seminars, action learning sets, critical review of research and policy and critical reflection. Additionally, there will be emphasis on social media for distant learning and emphasise on you collaborating online to develop study.

Assessment

At level 6 (undergraduate level): A written assignment guided by construction of your own case study.

For further information

Email: pd@uwe.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 81158