2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LLLC2272 Mental Healthcare and Assistant Practitioners
20 creditsClass Size: 35
Module manager: Mandy Driffield
Email: a.j.driffield@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
The module will provide students with opportunities to:-engage critically with social and biological theories of mental health;
-understand a range of mental health issues;
-understand and evaluate different therapeutic approaches;
-examine ethical issues associated with mental health including issues around attitudes within society and stigma.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
-understand ways in which mental health is conceptualised from social and biological perspectives;
-critically evaluate the significance and ethical implications of different concepts of mental health;
-understand some of the most commonly identified mental health issues;
-understand and consider the strengths and weaknesses of different interventions to improve mental health;
-discuss perceptions of mental health/illness in society and explore the prevalence of stigma and its effect on the individual/society;
-develop knowledge-based skills for work as an assistant practitioner with those with mental illness.
Skills outcomes
-ability to demonstrate empathy
-ability to exercise skills drawn from CBT and counselling
Syllabus
-social and biological concepts of mental health and illness and their working through in different interventions and treatments;
-discussion of specific mental health conditions and their treatment and management including:
-anxiety;
-depression;
-psychoses;
-phobias;
-challenging behaviours;
-eating disorders;
-drug and alcohol related conditions;
-self-harm and suicide;
-confusional states.
-skills and approaches for the assistant practitioner working with mental illness;
-issues of stigma and attitudes within society;
-ethical issues raised by concepts, attitudes and therapeutic approaches to mental health.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Seminar | 30 | 2.00 | 60.00 |
Tutorial | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
Independent online learning hours | 38.00 | ||
Private study hours | 100.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 62.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Reading and research 35Preparation for class sessions 30
Online learning 38
Assignment preparation and writing 35
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Student learning can be evaluated through their engagement in the active learning required in seminars and workshops.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 1000 words | 30.00 |
Project | 2000 words | 50.00 |
Presentation | 10 min verbal presentation | 10.00 |
Presentation | 10 min video presentation | 10.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 24/10/2016
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