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Consumer Perspective: Theory & Practice (NURS90018)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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This subject aims to extend participants foundational knowledge to support the development of clinical skills and expertise related to consumer participation in treatment and consumer involvement in mental health service delivery and review. The subject focuses on current State and Commonwealth directives supporting consumer participation in treatment and in service reform activities; consumer rights, and explores models of care that can enhance the consumer's involvement in treatment. The subject would be relevant for healthcare practitioners from nursing and allied health disciplines interested in consumer perspectives and participation in health and health services.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will be expected to be able to demonstrate their proficiency in specialty nursing practice through:
- a broad understanding of consumer perspective, the consumer movement, its origins, development and concerns;
- identifying and applying the policy and standards relevant to consumer participation in treatment;
- identifying the policy and standards relevant to consumer involvement in service delivery;
- an understanding of the principles and practices required for working collaboratively with consumers;
- an understanding of the principles and practices of various models of care that seek to place the consumer of mental health services at the centre of care;
- an understanding of the skills and expertise required for providing recovery based care and facilitating the self determination of the consumer;
- the ability to critically analyse the nursing role, work environment, and nature of medical psychiatry as potential barriers to effective consumer participation;
- the ability to critically analyse the role that mental health legislation plays in the consumer's experience of service provision; and
- an understanding of the value of first person data and apply this knowledge to use first person data by undertaking a project relevant to the assessment topic.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following generic skills of the Melbourne graduate and postgraduate coursework student:
- problem-solving skills by involvement in classroom discussions and activities
- critical thinking skills by reflecting on perspectives that are not easily synthesised into a biomedical tradition
- analytic skills by your critical appraisal of the literature and development of arguments within the set assignment
- ability to work as a team member by your involvement in discussions and activities with your fellow students
- writing skills by completion of the assessment tasks
- time management skills by planning their work and submitting information by the required deadlines
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Consumer perspective (simulated) assessment equivalent to 1500 words, due Week 6 (35%)
- Written assignment of 3000 words, due end of semester (65%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Cath Roper Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours on-campus lectures Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
In addition to the subject contact hours, students are expected to devote approximately 6 hours a week to this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Roper, C. (Ed.). (2003). Sight unseen, conversations between service receiverson mental health nursing and the acute psychiatric service system. CPNRP, University of Melbourne.
Recommended texts and other resources
Read, J., Mosher, L., Bentall, R., (2004) Models of Madness, Brunner Routledge, New York.
Specific readings selected by the subject coordinator will also be made available to the students and extra materials will be made available online throughout the semester.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Nursing Practice (Mental Health) Course Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Mental Health) Course Master of Advanced Nursing Course Master of Advanced Nursing Practice - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022