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

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)

Location and time

Online lecture
Workshop

Materials

Will be published later.

The assignments and MATERIALS prepared by the teacher are works according to the Copyright Act (404/61), to which the teacher has the copyright. Assignments AND MATERIALS may not be used other than in their own studies. Their public distribution is only allowed with the permission of the teacher.

Teaching methods

Guided study online in the Learn learning environment. The course includes online lectures (ZOOM) and a written learning task done as individual work or in a small group. Teaching in cooperation with Southeastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (XAMK)

Interactive lectures
Distance learning
Coursework

International connections

Literature and web pages, possible visitors

Student workload

1 cr contact learning
4 cr distance learning

Content scheduling

Contact and distance learning days: see reading order

• mental health promotion strategies, programs and current trends
• prevention and promotion
• evidence-based mental health promotion methods and their application
• ethical issues in promoting mental health
• the effects of stigma on the individual and the community
• the importance of inclusion and preventing exclusion for the individual and the community • the importance of early interaction for the individual and the family
• utilization of different operating models, early intervention operating models in clinical work

Further information

Open master degree program student requires the same learning capabilities as master's degree students (The Master’s Degree Programme is based on a previous bachelor’s degree in nursing, midwifery, public health nursing, emergency care, radiography and radiotherapy, oral hygiene, biomedical laboratory science or other applicable degree of higher education as well as three years of work experience in the field in question) Students themselves responsible for ensuring that he has the necessary study skills: the use of e-learning tools, to promote learning to read articles, search and work-oriented knowledge learning tasks.

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.

Assessment methods and criteria

The learning assignments are evaluated with the accepted / rejected principle or scale from 1 to 5. With this course, the assessment is based on the assignment's grade.

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.