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·Students will gain a critical understanding of principles and practical implementation of appropriate interventions to, people with mental health difficulties and their families in the community (such as psycho social interventions, psychological interventions, health promotional/education, medication management and group work). Students will be encouraged to identify particular areas where skills can be developed, and they will be supported to do this.
·Students will be expected to examine the nature of specialist and advanced nursing skills and the uniqueness of their role in providing multidisciplinary mental health and overall generic health care to people in the community. These would include risk assessment, interdisciplinary liaison, collaborative work with service users and families/carers and relapse prevention.
·Students will develop a critical understanding of interpersonal dynamics in families/communities and multidisciplinary teams, (such as Expressed Emotion, attribution and professionalisation conflicts). They will acquire some particular skills and practices pertinent to responding to some of these dynamics (such as family work, facilitator skills, clinical supervision, conflict resolution and change management)
·Student will be expected to acquire and demonstrate skills which will enable them to provide client needs specific assessment, appropriate interventions and evaluation of outcome for the health and social well being of their clients and families/carers.
·Students will review models/methods of appropriate community case load management, considering issues such as; time management, responsibility, accountability, dependency, resource implications, professional development, key working, co working, nature of case load, referral/discharge protocols and multidisciplinary collaboration.
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Essential:
Barker, P. (1997). Assessment in psychiatric and mental health nursing: In search of the whole person. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes.
Brimblecombe, N. (2001) Acute Mental Health in the Community: Intensive Home Treatment as an Alternative to Psychiatric Nursing. London: Whurr Pub
Caplan, G. Caplan, R. (2001) Helping the Helpers Not To Harm: Iatrogenic Damage and Community Mental Health. London: Brunner/Routledge
Castledine, G & Mc Gee, P (1998) Advanced and specialist nursing practice. Malden: Blackwell Science.
Cowman, S., Farrelly M. & Gilheaney P (1997) The role and function of the psychiatric nurse in clinical practice. Dublin: St Vincents Psychiatric Hospital.
Gamble, C., & Brennan, G. (2000). Working with serious mental illness: A manual for clinical practice. London: Harcourt Publishers.
Gillam, T. (2001) Reflections on Community Psychiatric Nursing. London: Routledge
Kerrilmann, N. (1997). Parasuicide. Wiley: Chicester
Sidani, S. (1998). Evaluating nursing interventions. London: Sage.
Parsons, M. O'Hara, P. (2000) Mental Health and Professional Practice-Interagency Community Care.
Tyrer, P., Harrison-Read, P., & Van Horn, E. (1997). Drug treatment in psychiatry: A guide for the community mental health worker. Oxford: Butterworth Heineman.
Supplementary:
American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV. Washington: APA.
Barker, P. (1992) Basic Family Therapy. London: Blackwell Scientific
Berk, R.A., & Rossi, P.H. (1999). Thinking about programme evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapman, G., & Sonnenberg, F. (2000). Decision making in health care. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Clinton, M & Nelson, S. (1999) Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing. England: Blackwell Science
Corey, G (2000). Theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. Stamford, CN: Brooks/Cole.
Corey, G. (1996). Communication skills training packages video set: Art of integrative counselling and psychotherapy. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Corey, G. (2000). Theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. Stamford, CN: Brooks/Cole.
Corey, G., Schneider Corey, M., & Haynes, R. (2000). Evolution of a group: Student video and workbook. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Corey, G., Schneider, M., & Haynes, R. (1998). Ethics in action video. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Dryden, W. (1994) Individual Therapy: a handbook. Milton Keynes: Open University
Falkob, A. (1998). Crossing Bridges: Training Resources for Working with Mentally ill Parents and their Children, Reader for Managers, Practitioners and Trainers. London: Department of Health.
Fergusson, D.M., & Mullen, P. (1999). Childhood sexual abuse: An Evidence Based Perspective. Thousand Oaks: C.A Sage.
Gudjonsson, G.H. (2001) Providing Mental Health Services to Youth Where They Are: School and Community Based Approaches. USA: Brunner/Mazel
Haney, H., & Leibsohn, J. (2001). Basic counselling responses in groups: A multimedia learning system for the helping professions. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Hower, D., Brundon, M., & Hinings, D. (1999) Attachment Theory, Child Maltreatment and Family Support: A practice and assessment model. Basingstoke: Macmillian.
Hunt, G. & Wainwright, P. (1996) Expanding The Role Of The Nurse. England: Blackwell Science.
Kirst-Ashman, K.K. (2000). Human behaviour, communities, organisations, and groups in the macro social environment: An empowerment approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
Nolan, M., Grant, G., & Keady, J. (1996). Understanding family care: A multidimensional model of caring and coping. Buckingham: Open University.
Rossi, P.H., Freeman, H.E., & Lipsey, M.W. (1999). Evaluation: A systematic approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Rossi, S.A. (2001 Caring and Doing for Others: Social Responsibility in the
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