Mental Health, Everyone's Business University of Stirling

Overview

Mental Health, Everyone's Business at University of Stirling will maximise the inter-professional learning opportunities throughout out the module through online group activities, discussion fora and live synchronous interactive teaching modalities.  

The impact of psychological trauma on physical, mental and social well-being will be specifically explored. The module is directly aligned to the Informed Level of the Trauma Training Competency Framework (NHS Education for Scotland 2018). This will allow you to contextualise psychological trauma informed care and values-based interactions relating to your own professional role. You will examine a range of relationship-based person centred strategies used within healthcare settings or with specific population groups.  

Focus will be on local, national and international perspectives of mental health as well as vulnerable groups including those who experience health inequalities, women who experience domestic violence, older people and minority ethnic groups, who frequently experience poorer mental health outcomes.  

Objectives

These are the learning outcomes for this module.

• LO1: Examine the importance of relationship-based approaches that demonstrate respect for the uniqueness of the individual.  
• LO2: Appraise concepts of mental health and wellbeing in the context of your own practice. 
• LO3: Examine the skills for recognising and responding to the mental health needs of individuals who experience distress.  
• LO4: Evaluate a range of approaches to mental health assessment and interventions.