Essentials of Mental Health Assessment - a multi-professional approach University of Stirling

Overview

Essentials of Mental Health Assessment - a multi-professional approach at University of Stirling is designed to enable practitioners at the forefront of healthcare to develop essential knowledge and skills for an interprofessional approach to the assessment and care of individuals experiencing mental health issues, whether in isolation or alongside physical health problems. You will develop your knowledge of mental health conditions, mental health non-emergency and emergency assessment, care approaches, legislation and national policies.

Completion of the module provides the opportunity to attain the Learning Outcomes:

• Critically review a range of mental health issues which present alongside physical conditions, or independently, and develop an understanding of theories which underpin person centred care.
• Demonstrate critical knowledge and skills to fulfil the process of a mental health assessment, clinical judgement and decision making, including in an emergency.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of therapeutic approaches that support people experiencing mental health issues and facilitate personal outcomes of care.
• Critically reflect on policy, legislation, professional roles, and models of interprofessional care which enhance services and actively involves the person, their families, carers and wider partners.