Supporting Young Minds in Mental Health

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Synthesize evidence-based approaches for assessing the mental health needs of young people, including valuing the family needs in this process.
• Critically analyse how working with family, carers and support networks can impact on care and treatment for young people.
• Construct a plan, facilitate, and evaluate therapeutic (psycho education) groups by applying evidence-based approaches, fostering a safe and inclusive environment, and utilising effective communication and group management skills to support the psychological well-being and recovery of participants for child, adolescents and their families.
• Applying a range of therapeutic interventions and approaches in supporting children, adolescents and families to their future practice with service users and their families.
• Appraise the implementation of key frameworks within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), evaluating their impact on improving care outcomes for young people.

This module offers students an in-depth exploration of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), focusing on understanding the mental health needs of young people and their families. Students will begin by critically examining key frameworks used within CAMHS, exploring how these frameworks are applied to improve care outcomes for young people. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the integration of these frameworks into practice and how they guide mental health professionals in providing effective and person-centred care. A key component of the module is exploring the role of family, carers, and support networks in the mental health treatment of young people. Students will critically analyse how family involvement and support can impact care plans, and how nurses can work collaboratively with families to ensure effective mental health interventions. The module will also focus on the mental health assessments of children and adolescents, teaching students evidence-based approaches to understanding the unique mental health needs of young people. This will include examining the significance of family dynamics in the assessment process and how mental health professionals can incorporate family needs into treatment planning. Additionally, students will explore a variety of therapeutic interventions and approaches in supporting children, adolescents, and families. Students will also gain practical skills in facilitating psycho-educational groups, learning how to plan, implement, and evaluate these groups in a way that supports the mental and emotional well-being of children, adolescents, and their families. The focus will be on fostering a safe, inclusive environment and applying evidence-based communication and group management techniques. In addition, the module will critically address the intersections that often add complexity to clinical presentations, regarding various factors such as sexual health, identity, autism and neurodiversity, and trauma in the context of mental health care. Students will learn to develop inclusive, trauma-informed strategies that are essential for addressing the complex and diverse needs of young people within CAMHS. These strategies will be aimed at providing holistic care that recognises the multifaceted nature of mental health.

This module will be taught using a variety of learning and teaching approaches including: • Lectures • Seminars/workshops • Guided independent study

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Peer review

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment:
• Group Work: No

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.