Unit Outline

Mental Health 1 introduces you to mental health and mental ill-health in the context of nursing practice. The unit emphasises evidence-based, person-centred, and trauma-informed approaches to care that are guided by Recovery-model principles. Historical, sociological and legal insights are considered in order to contextualise contemporary experiences of mental ill-health and its variations across the lifespan. Common co-occurring problems of physical ill-health, intellectual disability, and substance misuse are examined. The unit emphasises the importance of communication skills and therapeutic alliance to underpin assessment and support Recovery.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Apply recovery principles to establish a therapeutic relationship.
2	Explain the range of experiences and challenges that comprise mental ill-health.
3	Discuss the significance and power of stigma and language in the perpetuation of mental ill-health.
4	Apply appropriate evidence-informed tools in the assessment and communication of mental ill-health.
5	Identify the common co-occurring conditions for those experiencing mental ill-health.
6	Apply appropriate communication skills across settings, purposes, and audiences.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES

Alterations as a result of student feedback

There are no specific changes as a result of student feedback this year. Consolidation of changes (Mask Ed) that were incorporated last year has been undertaken.

How will I be Assessed?

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT TASK 1:	Online Quizzes	Week 2	10 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
ASSESSMENT TASK 2:	Written Narrative	Week 7	45 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
ASSESSMENT TASK 3:	Clinical Skills Assessment	Week 12	45 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Online Quizzes

TASK DESCRIPTION:

This is a series of 3 quizzes designed to test your understanding of each module of the Unit. Questions will be drawn from online learning materials.
Quiz 1 - Week 2
Quiz 2 - Week 6
Quiz 3 - Week 12

TASK LENGTH:

Twenty randomly selected questions completed in 30 minutes.

DUE DATE:

Week 2

WEIGHT:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Identify terminology that can be stigmatising	LO3
2	Select professional terminology that demonstrates sensitivity to recovery principles and trauma informed care	LO1, LO2
3	Demonstrate understanding of the measures used in mental health assessment tools	LO4
4	Recognise co-occurring problems that may be present in a person’s mental ill-health	LO5

Assessment Task 2: Written Narrative

TASK DESCRIPTION:

You will examine a first-person account of a person with the Lived Experience of mental ill-health.

TASK LENGTH:

1500 words

DUE DATE:

Week 7

WEIGHT:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Recognise how the person’s background experiences have contributed to the person’s experience of mental ill-health.	LO1, LO5
2	Describe the challenges for this individual from their experience of mental ill-health.	LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5
3	Identify the co-occurrence of any other problems or health conditions experienced by this person.	LO1, LO5
4	Outline the strengths that were helpful for this person have been identified, within a recovery framework, to support themselves in their experience of mental ill-health.	LO1, LO2, LO4
5	Write in a structured, succinct and well-informed manner, substantiating work with scholarly sources and accurate referencing.	LO6

Assessment Task 3: Clinical Skills Assessment

TASK DESCRIPTION:

You will undertake a Clinical Skills Assessment (simulation) of a person presenting with mental ill-health.

TASK LENGTH:

Nine (9) minute video recording plus 500 word MSE and formulation

DUE DATE:

Week 12

WEIGHT:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Demonstrates principles of therapeutic communication.	LO1, LO2, LO6
2	Performs MSE comprehensively.	LO2, LO4, LO5
3	Identifies and documents risk in relation to the MSE.	LO4
4	Documents the clinical formulation (including summary of the Mental State Examination) using accurate professional expression and demonstrating clinical reasoning.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in the Learning Management System. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late Penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.