About this course
- Entry year: 2012/13
- Course code: B76043
- Applications: University
- Level: Undergraduate
- Department: Nursing and Midwifery
- Campus: Glenside Campus
- Duration: Two years part-time
- Delivery: Part-time
Introduction
The best mental health care is provided from a collaborative approach by relevant agencies to pool the best resources to the user, their carers and family (DH, 2001). To do this involves understanding the skills of each member of the team and by providing inter professional experiences and training (Duggan 1997). This is best achieved by updating clinical skills through reference to research. Effective care can be judged by demonstrable changes, especially in improvement in the quality of lives of service users, their carers and family members.
This course promotes recognition of the need for an alliance with service users and their families, and supports the development of the skills to form that alliance and to impart the knowledge from research to negotiate the best services available. The real differences that exist in the experience and treatment of mental illness for people should be minimised by an effective service delivered from multi-disciplinary teams equipped with high-level knowledge, skills and positive attitudes towards individuals with serious mental health problems.
This course has been approved as part of the National THORN Programme. The course management team is drawn from practising clinicians of different disciplines, service users, carers and workers in non-statutory organisations. This ensures that serious mental health problems are approached from, and informed by, medical, psychological and social perspectives.
The programme has been developed in partnership with both the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and is supported in the training strategies of both Trusts.
This programme aims to equip practitioners with the knowledge, skills and experience to deliver high quality, evidence based interventions with individuals with serious mental health problems and their families
Structure
Content
The programme will be delivered part-time over two years starting in January, completing three modules per year (plus an additional dissertation module for those studying at Masters level in Year Two).
Modules
Year One
- Recovery Focussed Case Management
- Evidence and Research in Practice
- Principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Year Two
- Specialist Skills in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Family Interventions for People with Serious Mental Illness
- Synoptic module
Teaching and learning
A variety of teaching strategies will be used such as: Lectures, seminars, small group work and role play to facilitate skill development. Supervision is integrated within the taught programme.
Additionally students will expected to identify appropriate supervision within their area of work.
Assessment
Assessment will be module specific but will include assignments, exams, taped clinical sessions, a reflective portfolio, group presentations and peer assessment.
Special Features
Study facilities
The Department is superbly equipped with an extensive range of teaching and learning resources. The library on the Glenside Campus is one of the best health and social care libraries in England with a huge selection of books, journals and audio-visual materials including access to specialist health and social care packages.
Information Technology provision is in the form of multimedia laboratories, a virtual learning environment and a dedicated number of nuclear medicine workstations/DICOM software platforms.
At the main Frenchay campus there is 24-hour access to computing facilities.
Entry
Typical offers
Entry requirements
Applicants will be expected to have the following:
- 120 credits at level 1 and 120 credits at level 2 or equivalent
- Currently working, for at least one year, with a person(s) with serious mental health illness.
All applicants will be interviewed by members of the programme team as part of the selection process.
Fees
Students will be liable for the payment of tuition fees, which are due in full at registration unless an employer is sponsoring you.
If you are currently receiving income-assessed benefits you may be entitled to reduced fees.
Secondment/Sponsorship - the South West Strategic Health Authority (SHA) (formerly known as WDC) may fund courses for employees of NHS Trusts and some independent organisations. This usually means that:
- The SHA will pay all or part of the tuition fee (and placement fee if applicable)
- You continue to receive a salary or training/cost of living allowance
- Your employer provides placements if required
You should contact your manager/training manager for further information.
Bursaries/Grants - UWE has a Postgraduate Bursaries scheme, visit the Student Services website for further information
For information on financial assistance to support your learning. Please visit the direct.gov website or tel: 0800 100900.
How to apply
Whether you are seeking support from your organisation or are self-funded you can apply in the following ways:
If you are an employee of a NHS Trust funded by the South West Strategic Health Authority (SHA) you should contact your Trust Co-ordinator/Manager for an application form taking account of the timescale required for internal selection processes, for example Bursary Panels.
Self-funded
PDF application
To apply for the full programme, we would encourage you to use the following pdf application form. Please print this off and fill in the relevant sections and return to our Continuing Professional Development Unit (details below) to process.
Online application
To undertake individual modules within the programme, we would encourage you to use our online application process.
Paper application
If you have a general query or would like to obtain an application form please contact:
Continuing Professional Development Unit (CPD)
For further information
Page last updated 14 December 2011