Due to the structure of this course, there will be instances where you will study two modules simultaneously during a trimester. At all times, you will be supported by our expert team in order for you to help manage your workload and assessment deadlines.
Please contact one of our advisers for further information on the pacing of this course. Our tutors are always happy to discuss the variety of options available to match your circumstances so that you’ll be able to schedule your study around your other commitments.
Collaborative Mental Health Care
Drawing on examples of good practice from a global perspective, this module focusses on collaborative working within mental health care, an approach which works alongside stakeholders and organisations.The inclusion of service users – along with their families and carers – in decision making has been a major shift in care delivery, as has the move from a medical model to a social model. This shift is underpinned by the emphasis on recovery principles rather than symptom management. The development of peer workers in the UK has also led to recognition of how individuals who have experience of mental health problems can contribute to the recovery of others.
Specialist Mental Health Care
Through studying this module, you’ll have the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge on specific mental health conditions. You will be able to understand and comprehend various specialised aspects of the ‘craft of caring’ for people with a serious mental illness. This module will also give you the chance to acquire a deep understanding of more complex individualised care, helping to improve the quality of treatment that a patient receives. The undertaking of this module will also give you’re the opportunity to explore varied specialisms in mental health studies, such as forensics, the elderly, those with learning disabilities, carers, child and adolescence mental health care needs. Specialist Mental Health Care will also allow you to consider an international perspective as treatment of, and attitudes towards, mental illness vary globally.
Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care
Explore current factors in mental health studies from both a national and global perspective and examine a number of issues related to mental health and society. In this module you will develop an understanding of way in which mental illness is portrayed through the media, as these interpretations of mental health and mental illness can have a significant impact on the way that these illnesses are perceived by society. This includes examining how mental health is represented in the news, on social media and within fictional sources including films and literature. You will examine how health care varies across different cultures and learn how this knowledge can be applied to current, or future, mental health services.
Research Methodology
With the increased emphasis on research in contemporary healthcare, it’s essential that you’re familiar with research methodology. The ability to critically analyse and synthesise research is a necessary skill in the application of research and delivery of effective patient care. You will revisit existing knowledge of the research process and further develop your skills in critical analysis and synthesis. You’ll also have the opportunity to critically appraise the ethical dimensions of research studies that seek to develop, improve and advance healthcare services.
Major Project
The Major Project is central to the Masters award and allows you to demonstrate your ability to synthesise learning from previous modules. You’ll use this learning as the basis for planning, conducting and writing up a literature review, using an enhanced approach to research or a work-based project. This is the opportunity for you to demonstrate your ability to raise significant and meaningful questions in relation to your chosen topic and a critical understanding of research methodology and its relation to knowledge. You’ll be able to develop solutions to ethical dilemmas likely to arise in your research or professional practice. As well as expanding existing knowledge to contribute to the development of best practice and critiquing primary research.
Assessment
You’ll be assessed in a variety of ways, from writing magazine articles and essays to delivering a presentation and a portfolio.