Mental health work in support of health promotion (5 cr)
Code: S000EM68-3002
General information
Enrollment
28.11.2022 - 11.12.2022
Timing
01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Health Care
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Advanced Clinical Practice in
Teachers
- Marianne Sipilä
Teacher in charge
Marianne Sipilä
Groups
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S1522S6CKliinisen asiantuntijuuden tutkinto-ohjelma sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluissa, Mielenterveystyön laaja-alainen kliininen osaaminen, hallinnollinen ryhmä
Objective
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)
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
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.
Further information
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
A study unit or parts of it may be accredited based on previously acquired competence if the student has completed similar studies of higher education and/or the student has work experience to meet the competence requirements.