20 credit level 6 and level 7 module
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Page last updated 30 September 2024
You may be able to study these modules at Level 6 (BSc level) or Level 7 (Masters level) depending on your academic circumstances. Please contact the CPD Team or the Module Leader for advice if you are unsure which level would be best for you.
This 20 credit Perinatal Mental Health for Health and Social Care Practitioners module will be relevant if you wish to advance your skills and knowledge in perinatal mental health. It will be particularly appropriate if you are a midwife, health visitor, neonatal nurse, mental health nurse or other Health and Social Care Professional, who works with women and their families in pregnancy and up to one year after birth.
You will develop critical knowledge and understanding of: perinatal mental health; implications of mental illness for women, infants and families; care pathways, policy and guidelines for practice; approaches to assessment; appropriate management and treatments. It will also help to develop a critical reflection on your own and others practice, through the use of case studies.
For leading in enhancing quality care provision, this level 6 or level 7 module also provides opportunities for you to critically evaluate current guidelines, national and local service provision and identify areas for innovation in practice and local service development, which could be taken forward as a future work-based project.
The Level 6 (UZUR1H-20-3) module can contribute towards:
The level 7 (UZURXN-20-M) module can contribute towards:
The course syllabus typically includes:
A variety of teaching and learning methods will be used:
Teaching will be by subject specialists such as specialist midwives and health visitors, psychologists and specialist mental health lecturers. Service users organisations and visiting guest speakers will be utilised to share their experiences, to inform you on specific areas and about specific organisations/services.
Independent study will include essential reading for preparation for each taught session, presentation preparation, case study and assessment preparation. You will be encouraged to keep a reflective portfolio of learning development and work on this will also be counted within these hours.
Total 48 CPD hours.
Contact time includes lectures, seminars, simulation and workshops.
A 3,000 word reflective portfolio based on four to five relevant artefacts, which relate to and answer the module learning outcomes and the themes identified during the course.
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