2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HECS1069 Principles of Substance Misuse Interventions

30 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Niall Scott
Email: niall.scott@nhs.net

Taught: 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

The student must be able to demonstrate that he or she has:
- Satisfied the standard entry requirements for the Certificate of Higher Education
- Opportunities for practice with appropriate client groups

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Reflect on the effectiveness of their practice using a relevant knowledge base
- Demonstrate an adherence to professional values and to the provision of ethically sound practice
- Have an understanding of motivation and behaviour change in relation to substance use and misuse.
- Be able to apply motivational micro skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of evidence based interventions and apply theory to practice
- Describe the context for which they are provided

Syllabus

The aim of the module is to develop the necessary skills to engage clients in treatment and familiarise the students with the principles of effective evidence based interventions.

In the main the syllabus will develop skills such as engaging service users in treatment specifically by using motivational dialogue. It will address anti-discriminatory practice and develop an understanding of the psychological and pharmacological therapies used in the substance misuse field.

An integral element of the syllabus is learning about reflective practice in terms of what this is and how it is used. This is covered in two ways; there is a specific teaching session but also it will be re-visitied as it is integrated into skills practice.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	8	3.00	24.00
Seminar	8	2.50	30.00
Tutorial	2	0.50	1.00
Private study hours			245.00
Total Contact hours			55.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

84 hrs - Practice Placement
48 hours private reading
75 hours assignment preparation
40 hours producing assignments
8 hours seminar preparation

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Practice supervision
Participation in Seminars
Tutorials

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Oral Presentation	15 min video/audio with 500 word reflective summary of the intervention and action plan.	33.30
Essay	2500 words	33.30
In-course Assessment	Record of Learning Achivement, consisting of 4 separate competenices to be achieved, all shoud have evidence to support it. A 500 word description and rationale for each competence is requried.	33.40
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

There is no compensation between assignments. Each assignment must be passed.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 04/12/2014

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