This practice-focused unit of study is the second mental health nursing unit in the BN(AS) program and builds on the foundational knowledge and skills gained in NURS2009 Promoting Well-being and Mental Health. Using a scaffolded approach, this unit provides students with an opportunity to extend their understanding of mental health problems and to explore a range of complex mental health issues across the lifespan. The mental health needs of specific populations are explored, including infants, children, adolescents and older persons. Issues inherent to perinatal and maternal mental health are also examined. A focus on therapeutic approaches used in mental health, including specific individual and group evidence-based interventions, will provide students with the opportunity to further develop their knowledge and skills in this area. The unit aims to strengthen students' fundamental knowledge and skills to ensure they are well equipped to provide evidence-based interventions and contribute to service developments that promote socially inclusive mental healthcare for individuals, families and communities. Comprehensive and holistic approaches that will be examined include recovery focused and supportive interventions, in which nurses partner with consumers to enable them to take control of their own mental health and wellbeing.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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36 credit points of 1000 level units and NURS2004 or NURS2009 |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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NURS2007 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Sophie Isobel, sophie.isobel@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Sophie Isobel, sophie.isobel@sydney.edu.au |
Tutor(s) | Xanthe Lea, xanthe.glaw@sydney.edu.au |
Rebecca Riva, rebecca.riva@sydney.edu.au |