VPSYPRA11 Relationship and Care for People with Mental Complaints Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

The relationship between mental healthcare workers, users/patients and next of kin is very important when promoting health and providing care to people with mental health complaints. Practising mental health care requires a high level of relational skills, including ethical awareness and professional expertise.

The purpose of the course is to give the students a practical introduction to and training in relational skills when interacting with people with mental health complaints. Students will take practical training that will provide a holistic understanding of the relationship between the framework conditions for service provision and the practice of mental health care. Two different forms of practical training form part of the course. The course concludes with the submission of an in-depth assignment with emphasis on user-related challenges and/or phenomena related to practical mental health care.

The clinical training will normally be carried out in places affiliated with OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University through cooperation agreements. The student may apply to complete the clinical training elsewhere. If the application is granted, the students is responsible for covering any expenses relating to this. The clinical training cannot be completed in the students' own workplace, i.e. the student's own unit, ward or similar.

Master's Degree Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Mental Healthcare and Advanced Programme in Mental Health Care is carried out jointly.

Admission to the programme.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can understand human reactions after challenging life experiences and crises, and the significance of these based on recognised mental health care theory
• can described the user/patient and next of kin’s legal rights, and health personnel and the health service’s obligations
• can apply relational and care theory to analyse how attitudes and communication affect relationships and care
• can explain existential dimensions related to hope and meaning in mental health care;

Skills

The student

• can apply relational knowledge to see things in light of the user/patient and next of kin’s life situation
• can facilitate targeted communication and cooperation with users/patients and next of kin
• can analyse the connection between treatment models and work methods to promote the mental health of users/patients
• can assess and discuss professional, legal and ethical aspects with users/patients, next of kin and their collaborative partners

General competence

The student

• can actively contribute to patient-oriented mental health care adapted to the individual, regardless of background, culture and nationality
• can support, guide and cooperate with users/patients and next of kin to enable targeted promotion of health and quality of life
• can analyse and adjust their own professional practice based on their preconceptions and new knowledge
• can contribute to expanding knowledge, insight and openness to promote mental health
• can actively contribute to more openness and less stigma associated with mental health complaints

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods comprise project-oriented training, supervised practical training with adapted learning situations, simulation, written and oral assignments and self-study.

The project-oriented training lasts approximately three weeks;and will focus on the organisation of the mental health services from an improvement perspective. Students will work on the topic by completing a project in which they obtain knowledge and experience from a professional practitioner in a relevant field of practice.

Practical training, where the student develops professional skills and relational competence. Practical training runs over eight 30-hour weeks, with 240 hours in total.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take part 2 of the examination:

• presentation based on project-oriented practical training (individual or in groups). Scope of about 30 minutes with an opponent;
• individual reflection note from practical training. Scope: 700 words (+/- 10%).

Studenten skal gjennomføre praksisstudier ved operasjonsavdelinger eller dagkirurgiske enheter. Studenten skal under veiledning ivareta operasjonssykepleiers funksjons- og ansvarsområder ved kirurgisk undersøkelse og/eller behandling til akutt og/eller kritisk syke pasienter. Det forventes at studenten viser tydelig faglig progresjon, tar ansvar og i økende grad viser evne til å gjøre selvstendige vurderinger i utøvelsen av operasjonssykepleie.

Opptak til studiet.

Part 1) Pass/fail.

Part 2) Grade scale A-F.;

Both parts of the examination are assessed independently, but both must be passed in order to pass the course and earn ECTS credits. The grade scale will be shown on the transcript of grades/diploma.

Simulering og praksisstudier med veiledning.

For å fremstille seg til vurdering i emnet må følgende være godkjent:

• Studentenes konkretisering av læringsutbytte for emnet.
• Deltakelse i obligatoriske aktiviteter
  • Praksisteori
  • Simulering
  • Teori og refleksjon