Mental health care as support for health promotion (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Student
- is familiar with the strategies, programmes and current trends related to promoting mental health
- identifies prevention and promotion
- applies evidence-based mental health promotion methods
- identifies ethical issues related to mental health care promotion, and understands the effect of stigma on individuals and communities
- understands the importance of participation and exclusion to individuals and communities
- understands the significance of early interaction and is familiar with the use of early-intervention methods (trauma orientation, intergenerational transmission, Let's Talk about Children method, Early Interaction method)

Content

Mental health promotion strategies, programmes and current trends
Prevention and promotion
Methods of evidence-based mental health promotion methods and applying them
Ethical aspects of mental health care promotion
Effect of stigma on individuals and communities
Importance of participation and exclusion to individuals and communities
Importance of early interaction to individuals and families
Use of early intervention methods in clinical work (trauma orientation, intergenerational transmission, Let's Talk about Children method, Early Interaction method, discussing personal concerns)

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Distance and contact learning
Net-learning
Workshop

Learning materials and recommended literature

N/A

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

Student workload

5 ects (5*27 h student work)

Content scheduling

Learning in Spring 2022
Theory 26-27.1.2022 (hybrid),
Contact learning
Workshop 22.-23.2.2022

Further information for students

Learning assignment
Attendance
Contact learning in Metropolia or in Xamk

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student demonstrates good competence in the content of the course. He/she is able to actively search for information and to identify its connection to working life. The student is able to analyse and apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student demonstrates versatile and extensive competence in the content of the course. He/she has an excellent ability to search for relevant information. The student’s solutions demonstrate independence, responsibility, and skills in guiding others. His/her ability to apply the learned content to the context of working life exhibits creativity and versatility.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.