HNN762 - Person-Centred Approaches to Engagement in Mental Health Nursing
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Claire Hayes |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H568, H569, H575, H579, H645, H665, H666, H667, H668, H669, H672, H675, H679, H771, H777, H779 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1 hour online seminars |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
This unit is designed to advance nurses understanding of therapeutic interventions that seek to promote consumer engagement in the therapeutic process, and their recovery. This unit focuses on the concepts of ‘working with’ rather than ‘working on’ people living with mental illness where symptom amelioration is no longer the only aim of mental health treatment. Contemporary mental health support acknowledges that a consumers recovery journey is a non-linear, highly individualised, and personal process. Contemporary understandings are that for most people living with mental illness, trauma has played a role in their mental health challenges, and being cognizant of this requires a unique and collaborative approach to care. Therefore, in this unit students will explore contemporary approaches such as trauma-informed care, principles of recovery-oriented nursing practice and the role of peers in supporting consumers with mental health challenges, that recognise diversity. Students will critically explore the application of these concepts in the mental health setting, with particular emphasis on their role in facilitating consumer recovery. This unit will also explore how mental health nurses can support carers and families and recognises the significant role that they play in recovery.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Critically explore the role of trauma in the development and persistence of mental illness for consumers. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply the concepts of consumer-led recovery within a Recovery Framework, with a specific focus on its application in the clinical setting. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Reflect on the role of peer-support workers within contemporary mental health services and how this benefits consumers, families, and nurses. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Written Assignment | 2000 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Critical analysis | 3000 words | 60% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HNN762 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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