Renewable and sustainable mental health and substance abuse care (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

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.

Objective

After the course the student:
-is able to critically examine mental health and substance abuse work in terms of sustainable development goals and ethical responsibility
-identifies and reflects on global and national phenomena affecting mental health and in addition, societal and communal levels of influencing them.
-is able to evaluate and develop current and new methods of mental health and substance abuse care in a future-oriented way and together with clients.

Content

- Sustainable development and ethical responsibility in mental health and substance abuse care
- Global and national phenomena affecting to mental health
- Societal and communal influencing
- Critical evaluation and use of various methods in mental health and substance abuse care (e.g. opportunities and challenges of digitalization)
- Customer- and future oriented, innovative way to work within mental health and substance abuse care

Location and time

Intensive days 30.9-1.10.2024 Jamk, Jyväskylä

Materials

Higgins, A., Kilkku, N. & Kristofersson, G.K. 2022. Into the Future: Challenges and opportunities for the APMH role. In: Higgins. A., Kilkku, N. & Kristofersson, G.K. (eds.), Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing (pp. 394-408). Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05536-2
Välimäki, M. & Hipp, K. 2022. E-Mental health and health informatics. In: Higgins, A., Kilkku, N. & Kristofersson, G.K. (eds.), Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing (pp. 379-393). Springer, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05536-2
World mental health report: transforming mental health for all. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Partly

Current articles and other material

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

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

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

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.

Assessment 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.

Qualifications

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.

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.