Personal and Professional Development for Mental Health Nursing 2

The aim of this module is to give students a sense of the theoretical basis for assessing the psychotherapeutic needs of service users and to enhance their understanding of the theories underpinning mental health assessments and interventions. The content will be underpinned by a recovery approach and service user focus. This module will facilitate the Mental Health Nursing student to develop skills in communication, care assessment, collaborative care, empathy and compassion and to place the service user at the centre of the care journey. The spiritual, religious, cultural, and role of family / other support will be further explored. 
This module will work in accordance with national guidelines promoting the provision of evidence-based interventions for those experiencing mental health problems. This module uses a structured, recovery-orientated, formulation-driven psychosocial approach.
The module further aims to facilitate the student in developing effective psychotherapeutic skills, including ethical practice and professional boundaries. The student will demonstrate all nursing skills and interventions with the values of care, compassion and kindness in line with the NMBI Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (NMBI, 2021) and The National Quality Framework; Driving excellence in mental health services (2023). 

1. Discuss the importance of safe skilled interpersonal relationships in mental health nursing practice and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with an individual or group.

2. Appreciate what people with experience of mental distress and their supporters may want from mental health nurses.

3. Apply various frameworks used when carrying out a Mental Health assessment (Egans framework, biopsychosocial model or ABC-E model of emotion) whilst maintaining a recovery focus. 

4. Explain the importance of collaborative care working to include service users, carers and supporters.

5. Demonstrate an understanding of factors that influence and hinder the therapeutic alliance in particular empathy, person centeredness, cultural and religious/spiritual beliefs and the values of care, compassion, commitment (NMBI, 2016, 2021) and kindness.