Curricula

Objectives

After the course you can:
- critically evaluate mental health and substance abuse work in accordance with international and national human rights recommendations and regulations
- evaluate and develop his/her own activities and the activities of their work community from the perspective of human rights, inclusion and recovery orientation
- critically examine mental health and mental health challenges from different theoretical perspectives
- develop and implement customer-oriented, inclusion-enhancing and stigma-reducing operating methods

Content

- Ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse work
- Human rights and participation in mental health and substance abuse work
- Stigma and prevention of exclusion
- Theoretical starting points of mental health and mental health challenges (e.g. biomedical, experiential and trauma-informed care)
- Client and person centeredness, and citizenship
- Experience - and recovery orientation

Time and location

Intensive days 2.-3.10.2023 in Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK)

Learning materials and recommended literature

Hummenvoll, J,K, & Eriksson, B.G. 2022. Mental Health Care in the Era of Growing Global Risk and Uncertainty: A Recovery and Person-Centred Approach Teoksessa A. Higgins, N.Kilkku & Gristofersson G.K. (toim.), Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing (s. 394-408). Springer, Switzerland. 221-248 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05536-2

Leamy M, Bird V, Le Boutillier C, Williams J, Slade M (2011) A conceptual framework for personal recovery in mental health: systematic review and narrative synthesis, British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(6):445-52.doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.083733.

Thomas E., Despeaux K. 2018. Person-oriented recovery of individuals with serious mental illnesses: A review and meta-analysis of longitudinal findings. Psychiatric Services 69(3):259-267. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700058.

Current articles and other material

Teaching methods

Pre-assignment, two consecutive intensive days in Oulu (includes lectures, group works), written assignment or exam

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The return date of the written assignment / exam is agreed on intensive days. Two replay possibilities (are agreed on intensive days):
1. date (approx. 2 weeks from the original return date)
2. date (approx. 2 weeks from the previous return date)
Returns will not be accepted after these dates

Student workload

Pre-assignment 1 ect, intensive days 1 ect, written assignment / exam 3 ect

Content scheduling

Pre-assignment will be given a month before intensive days. Written assignment or material for exam will be given during the intensive days.

Further information for students

The course is a part of deepening Mental health - and addiction care Master´s degree -studies and it cannot be studied separately.

The education requirement for these studies is a nurse, public health nurse, paramedic or midwife.

The university of applied sciences responsible for organizing the course is responsible for implementing and evaluating the course.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student:
-is able to search for information in the subject area and use national and international sources.
-is able to apply the collected information at a descriptive level when reviewing current practices and operating methods.
-does not show a critical evaluation of the subject area.
Participation in the course varies.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

The student:
-is able to search for evidence-based information in the subject area from both national and international sources of information and evaluate the sources with a critical approach.
-is able to do analysis and synthesis of the subject area.
-can use the acquired knowledge in the critical evaluation and development of current practices and operating methods.
Participation in the course is mainly active and professional.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Student:
-is able to search for evidence-based information in the subject area from several national and international information sources.
-is able to evaluate studies with a critical approach and to form synthesis of the collected information.
-shows his/her in-depth view of the subject area.
-can critically evaluate current practices and create new evidence-based procedures.
Participation in the course is active and professional as a whole.

Prerequisites

Mielenterveys- ja päihdetyön YAMK-opintojen opintokokonaisuuden opiskelijalta edellytetään
sairaanhoitajan, terveydenhoitajan, kätilön tai ensihoitajan perustutkintoa.

Further information

The course is a part of deepening Mental health - and addiction care Master´s degree -studies and it cannot be studied separately.