Values, Diversity and Context (PWP Route) Level 7

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage a caseload including referral to step up, employment and signposted services
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and competence in responding to peoples’ needs sensitively with regard to all aspects of diversity, including working with older people, the use of interpretation services and taking into account any physical and sensory difficulties service users may experience in accessing services.
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the power issues in professional / service user relationships.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and commitment to a non-discriminatory, recovery orientated values base to mental health care and to equal opportunities for all and encourage people’s active participation in every aspect of care and treatment
• Demonstrates the ability to use supervision to the benefit of effective (a) case management and (b) clinical skills development. This should include: a) a report on a case management supervision session demonstrating ability to review caseload, bring patients at agreed pre-determined thresholds and provide comprehensive and succinct case material; b) a report on use of clinical skills supervision including details of clinical skills questions brought, learning and implementation.
• Demonstrate an appreciation of the worker’s own level of competence and boundaries of competence and role, and an understanding of how to work within a team and with other agencies with additional specific roles which cannot be fulfilled by the worker alone.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of what constitutes high-intensity psychological treatment and how this differs from low-intensity work.
• Demonstrates the ability to engage with people from diverse demographic, social and cultural backgrounds in assessment and low-intensity interventions. This could include adaptations to practice working with older adults, using interpretation services/self-help materials for people whose first language is not English, and/or adapting self-help materials for people with learning or literacy difficulties.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and competence in using supervision to assist the worker’s delivery of low-intensity psychological and/or pharmacological treatment programmes for common mental health problems.
• Demonstrate respect for and the value of individual differences in age, sexuality, disability, gender, spirituality, race and culture.
• Demonstrate competence in managing a caseload of people with common mental health problems efficiently and safely.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and competence in gathering patient-centred information on employment needs, wellbeing and social inclusion and in liaison and signposting to other agencies delivering employment, occupational and other advice and services.

• Managing within a high-volume environment
• Caseload management
• Supervision
• Social inclusion
• Understanding of the needs of individuals, regardless of differences.
• Knowledge of non-discriminatory recovery orientated values and ensuing active participation.
• Power and the therapeutic relationship.
• The role of employment and occupation
• Social and health resources available through statutory and community agencies.
• Understanding high-intensity psychological treatment
• Awareness of services which can support people to recovery.
• Clinical decision ¬making

Teaching and learning methods

Skills based competencies will be learnt through a combination of clinical simulation in small groups working intensively under close supervision with peer and tutor feedback and supervised practice through supervised direct contact with patients in the workplace. Knowledge will be learnt through a combination of lectures, seminars, discussion groups, guided reading and independent study.

Resources & Reading list

Journal Articles

Richards, D. & Suckling, R. (2008). Improving access to psychological therapy: the Doncaster demonstration site organisational model. Clinical Psychology Forum, 181(916).

Textbooks

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (2003). On our own terms: users and survivors of mental health services working together for support and change.. London: SCMH.

Richards, D. & Whyte, M. (2008). Stepped care for common mental health problems: a handbook for low intensity workers.. Oxford: Wiley (in press).

Raistrick, H. & Richards, D. (2006). Designing primary care mental health services. Hyde: Care Services Improvement Partnership..

National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2007a). Depression (amended): management of depression in primary and secondary care.. London: National Institute for Clinical Excellence..

Myles, P. & Rushforth, D. (2007). A complete guide to primary care mental health. London: Robinson.

National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2007a). Anxiety (amended): management of anxiety (panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and generalised anxiety disorder) in adults in primary, secondary and community care. London: National Institute for Clinical Excellence..

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External