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Advanced Therapeutic Skills (NURS90093)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | July - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is designed to provide the theoretical and practical foundation for entry level therapeutic practice in specialist mental health nursing practice. Students will extend their understanding of the triggering and sustaining factors in psychological and social distress and crisis, associated with mental health and illness. Students will attain knowledge of evidencebased therapies and associated interpersonal nursing strategies and skills. The specialist knowledge will be applied to therapeutic nursing interventions, relevant to the range of high- and low-prevalence diagnostic groupings.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students will demonstrate theoretical knowledge and practical skills in mental health nursing by:
- Developing an understanding of a broad range of evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions used when working with mental health service users in recovery-oriented practice
- Understanding the essential elements underpinning all cognitive-behaviour therapies
- Demonstrating a beginning level proficiency in cognitive-behaviour therapy
- Demonstrating a beginning level proficiency in one or more of the following psychotherapies: dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, solution focused therapy
- Demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning in the implementation and evaluation of psychotherapeutic interventions, based on learnings from previous MHN subjects
- Demonstrating collegial behaviours consistent with mental health nursing professional practice including professional supervision and feedback
- Understanding and evaluating the dynamics of groups and the implications for mental health nursing practice
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following generic skills of the Melbourne graduate and postgraduate coursework student:
- A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written modes of communication.
- A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work.
- Well-developed problem-solving abilities in the discipline area, characterised by flexibility of approach.
- An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature.
- An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Podcast 1 activities (audio recording) (10 minute recording, 500 word reflective practice plus peer review).
| From Week 3 to Week 4 | 30% |
Podcast 2 activities (audio recording) 12-minute recording plus 550-word reflective practice and peer review
| From Week 6 to Week 7 | 35% |
Group presentation activities (video presentation) (14.5-minute presentation plus 300-word peer review)
| During the assessment period | 35% |
Weekly contributions to online discussion board Hurdle requirement: Students must participate in online discussions to pass the subject | From Week 1 to Week 8 | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- July - Online
Coordinators Bronwyn Tarrant and Cathy Daniel Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 24 June 2024 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 1 July 2024 to 25 August 2024 Last self-enrol date 25 June 2024 Census date 12 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 August 2024 Assessment period ends 1 September 2024 July contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
152hrs online self-directed learning
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 31 January 2024