NRS246 Emergency Care in Mental Health (8)
Abstract| The aim of the subject is to prepare you to care for persons who are experiencing a mental illness in the emergency situation using an ethico legal framework in multicultural and Indigenous populations. This subject will prepare you for paramedical practice in both the metropolitan and/or rural and remote areas. The subject will provide you with the development of mental health skills for people experiencing a variety of mental health problems. Communication skills and crisis counselling will be examined to provide you with tools to interact with potential clients. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Bathurst Campus | | Internal | Port Macquarie | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: NRS246
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health |
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Enrolment restrictions| Available only to students enrolled in the Associate Degree/Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) courses. |
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| Incompatible subject(s) |
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| NRS243 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
* develop an understanding of society's attitudes to abnormal behaviour
* discuss the implications of labelling persons with a mental illness
* examine the roles and functions of health care workers who comprise the multidisciplinary health team in mental health
* examine the process of deinstitutionalisation and its impact on people experiencing a mental illness
* examine the settings in which individuals may receive treatment for disturbed behaviour
* discuss the effect of culture on mental illness
* examine assessment, intervention, and evaluation of persons with mental illness
* discuss the 2007 Mental Health Act and its significance for managing people experiencing a mental illness
* integrate knowledge of legal and ethical issues in the care of persons with mental illness
* appreciate the importance of the communication skills and counselling with the indigenous, caucasian and multicultural populations
* recognise the effects of their own style of communication in a counselling situation
* examine different theoretical approaches to counselling eg. cognitive behaviour therapy, behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy
* practise counselling within an ethical framework
* examine a number of mental disorders where counselling skills might apply |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
* Mental Status Assessment
* concept of stigma and labelling
* psychosocial aspects of physical illness
* withdrawn behaviour
* hostility and aggressive behaviour
* delusional behaviour
* depressed, suicidal and self-destructive behaviour
* behaviour associated with confusion and dementia
* passive-aggressive and manipulative behaviour
* paranoid behaviour
* behaviour associated with hallucinations
* manic behaviour
* 1990 Mental Health Act
* MHOAT assessment
* deinstitutionalisation
* multicultural and Indigenous populations
* cultural affects
* psychopharmacology
* crisis intervention skills
* conflict resolution
* substance abuse (including Poisons Act NSW)
* delirium
* sexual disorders
* eating disorders
* disorders relating to abuse
* anxiety related disorders
* dissociative disorders
* post-traumatic issues
* adolescent and child psychiatry |
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The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 06 September 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
