Contemporary Mental Health Practice

• • Mental health assessment
  • Managing psychiatric emergencies
  • Crisis intervention techniques and theories
  • Contemporary treatment interventions

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• UND-MHA-GCE-2022

Elective

• UND-MHA-GDI-2022
• UND-NUC-MAS-2022

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

The course will: 1) Examine current contemporary trends and practice in delivering psychiatric care with emphasis on acute crisis and psychiatric emergencies. 2) Address treatment/care options within community settings and the integration and partnership with Non Government Organisations, General Practitioners, Police and other emergency services. 3) Enable the ethical decisions determining hospital and community based treatment options. 4) Reference the National Mental Health Standards and current West Australian Mental Health Division strategies and objectives.

Written Essay - Patient Case Study - 40% Practical - Presentation - Recorded Presentation Uploaded to LMS - 20% Examination - OSCE - 40%

• Patient case study (40%)
• Recorded presentation uploaded to LMS (20%)
• OSCE (40%)

Current study term: 24 Jul 22 to 28 Oct 22