Curricula

Objective

Purpose of the course
In this course, you will understand the importance of promoting mental health in different life situations. You will gain skills for early identification of mental health disorders and substance abuse disorders, as well as for planning the patient's overall treatment. In addition, you will familiarize yourself with the most common mental health disorders, substance abuse disorders and the basics of crisis care work. The course strengthens your professional ethics and your self-reflection skills.

Competences of the course
Ethics: takes into account diversity and accessibility in its operations.
Guidance and interaction skills and self-care support: able to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based guidance that supports client/patient adherence to treatment and self-care
Knowledge of health promotion: supports the recognition and empowerment of clients/patients' own resources
Knowledge of health promotion: identify and assess the health risk factors of clients/patients and know how to allocate early support to those who need it


Competence goal of the course
You will understand the importance of mental health as part of a person's holistic well-being, as well as the importance of prevention, individual resources and self-care in promoting mental health.
You understand the effects of the most common mental health disorders, addictions and crises on the life of the patient and their loved ones.
You understand key evidence-based nursing methods used in the treatment of mental health disorders and addiction diseases and digital helping methods in changing nursing work environments.
You know how to describe a therapeutic cooperative relationship with the patient and his relatives as part of a multiprofessional work group.
You know the key principles of the legislation governing mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Content

Personal and professional values and attitudes in mental health, substance abuse and crisis treatment work.
Culturally sensitive promotion of the mental health of people of different ages in mental health, substance abuse and crisis treatment work.
Etiology, risk factors, protective factors, early identification, evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation of mental health disorders and substance use disorders.
Encounter skills
Theoretical foundations of the main methods of mental health and substance abuse treatment
Meeting in digital environments and digital helping methods
Supporting the survival of a patient in acute crisis.
Multiprofessionalism and network-oriented working.
Central mental health and substance abuse treatment service system, recommendations and legislation.
Self-reflection, self-reliance, work management.
Special issues of mental health and substance abuse treatment (e.g. ethical issues, stigma, attitudes, marginalization, generational chain and safety).

Qualifications

environment of the social and health sector, the basics of nursing work and the methods of health promotion.
You master the areas of anatomy and physiology as well as pharmacotherapeutical care.
You know the basics of evidence-based decision-making.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
You can describe the importance of mental health as part of a person's comprehensive well-being, as well as the importance of prevention, individual resources and self-care in promoting mental health.
You can name the effects of mental health disorders, addictions and crises on the life of the patient and their loved ones.
You know key evidence-based nursing methods used in the treatment of mental health disorders and addiction diseases and digital helping methods in changing nursing work environments.
You know how to describe a therapeutic cooperative relationship with the patient and his relatives as part of a multiprofessional work group.
You know the key principles of the legislation governing mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Satisfactory 2
You can describe the importance of mental health as part of a person's comprehensive well-being, as well as the importance of prevention, individual resources and self-care in promoting mental health.
You recognize the effects of mental health disorders, addictions and crises on the lives of the patient and loved ones.
You can describe evidence-based nursing methods and digital assistance methods used in the treatment of mental health disorders and addictions in changing nursing work environments.
You know how to describe a therapeutic cooperative relationship with the patient and his relatives as part of a multiprofessional work group.
You know the key principles of the legislation governing mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You will understand the importance of mental health as part of a person's holistic well-being, as well as the importance of prevention, individual resources and self-care in promoting mental health.
You understand the effects of mental health disorders, addictions and crises on the life of the patient and their loved ones.
You know the basics of key evidence-based nursing methods used in the treatment of mental health disorders and addiction diseases and digital helping methods in changing nursing work environments.
You can describe the basics of working with a patient and their loved ones as part of a multi-professional team in a therapeutic collaborative relationship.
You know the key principles of the legislation governing mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Very good 4
You can justify the importance of mental health as part of a person's comprehensive well-being, as well as the importance of prevention, individual resources and self-care in promoting mental health.
You know how to assess the effects of mental health disorders, addiction diseases and crises on the life of the patient and their loved ones.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You can evaluate with justification the importance of mental health as part of a person's comprehensive well-being, as well as the importance of prevention, individual resources and self-care in promoting mental health.
You can draw conclusions about the effects of mental health disorders, addiction diseases and crises on the life of the patient and loved ones.
You can choose and justify key evidence-based nursing methods and digital assistance methods used in the treatment of mental health disorders and addiction diseases in changing nursing work environments.
You can describe the stages of a therapeutic collaboration with the patient and his relatives as part of a multiprofessional work group.
You know the key principles of the legislation governing mental health and substance abuse treatment work.