NRS571 Working with Communities to Develop Mental Health Care, Capacity and Resilience (8)

This subject provides the opportunity for students to explore a diverse range of interventions supporting mental health, including promotion and prevention, early intervention, acute care, recovery and continuing care in the context of regional, rural and remote communities. Students will extend their knowledge and capabilities in responding to the mental health needs of individuals, communities and the wider population.

Key principles of person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-focused care will underpin the approach to practice development. Students will develop their understanding of systems issues including the application of the stepped-care model of service delivery in primary health settings; the Social and Emotional Wellbeing model of care for First Nations peoples; and factors that enable meaningful stake-holder engagement. Students will also analyse technological advances in healthcare and develop their capacity to utilise these to address the challenges arising in the delivery of effective care for people in rural and remote communities.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2022.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Not available to students who have completed NRS512. 

Prerequisites

NRS566

Subject Relationships

NRS512 Replaced by NRS571

Incompatible Subjects

NRS512

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to critically evaluate the continuum of mental health promotion activities through prevention and early intervention, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery, and continuing care, relevant to their practice context;
  • be able to apply the principles of person-centred and trauma-informed care to the assessment and care planning of individuals presenting to a health service in their community;
  • be able to discuss advanced nursing practice approaches to supporting individuals experiencing mild, moderate, or severe/complex mental illness in rural and remote communities;
  • be able to apply the Social and Emotional Wellbeing model in the provision of collaborative care for First Nations people;
  • be able to evaluate the scope and accessibility of services to support migrant/refugee peoples in a relevant practice context; and
  • be able to critically analyse two technological interventions that could be utilised in clinical practice.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Supporting mental health and wellbeing of communities in rural and remote communities;
  • Evidence-informed approaches;
  • Supporting First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) peoples; and
  • Effective use of technological advances to support mental health in rural and remote communities.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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