Course Outcomes

Mental Health Degree Course Outcomes

What to expect

Applying a recovery-oriented approach to a selected life stage the student will:

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1. Demonstrate a theoretical understanding and application of knowledge about mental illness and distress through the provision of evidence-based, culturally informed care, using a person-centred framework.

1. Demonstrate an advanced understanding and application of knowledge about mental illness and distress through the provision of evidence-based, culturally informed care, using a person-centred framework.

1. Demonstrate an integrated understanding and application of advanced and complex knowledge about mental illness and distress through the provision of evidence-based, culturally informed care, using a person-centred framework.

2. Implement a management plan based on an evaluation of evidence, biopsychosocial assessment and formulation which integrates physical and mental health needs in treatment planning for a range of common mental health presentations in pursuit of recovery.

2. Implement a management plan based on a critical evaluation of evidence, biopsychosocial assessment and formulation which integrates physical and mental health needs in treatment planning for a range of common mental health presentations in pursuit of recovery.

2. Implement a management plan based on a critical analysis of evidence, biopsychosocial assessment and formulation which applies established theories to the integration of physical and mental health needs in treatment planning for a range of common mental health presentations in pursuit of recovery.

3. Apply well developed clinical judgement, decision-making and insight in mental health care in pursuit of optimal outcomes for people with lived experience.

3. Exercise enhanced clinical judgement, decision-making and insight in mental health care in pursuit of optimal outcomes for people with lived experience.

3. Apply expert clinical judgement, decision-making and insight in novel and complex mental health care in pursuit of optimal outcomes for people with lived experience.

4. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the implications of policy, procedures and scope of practice for working within service models of care.

4. Demonstrate advanced knowledge, understanding and the ability to translate to others the implications of policy, procedures and scope of practice for working within service models of care.

4. Demonstrate autonomy and expert judgement in advocating for people with lived experience through an advanced and integrated understanding of the implications of policy, procedures and scope of practice for working within service models of care.

5. Critically analyse recovery-oriented approaches and interventions to meet the needs of people from diverse backgrounds, life stages and cultures, experiencing mental illness and distress.

5. Critically analyse and adapt recovery-oriented approaches and interventions to meet the needs of people from diverse backgrounds, life stages and cultures, experiencing mental illness and distress.

5. Reflect on and synthesise complex information in adapting recovery-oriented approaches and interventions to meet the needs of people from diverse backgrounds, life stages and cultures, experiencing mental illness and distress.

6. Demonstrate an understanding of personal values and assumptions, and their impact on cultural competence in the delivery of mental health care.

6. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of personal values and assumptions, and their impact on cultural competence in the delivery of mental health care.

6. Demonstrate an integrated understanding of personal values and assumptions, and the complex nature of their impact on cultural competence in the delivery of mental health care.

7. Apply knowledge of, and respect for, Aboriginal peoples and cultures in practice.

7. Critically evaluate and apply adaptations to practice required for improvement in Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing.

7. Demonstrate expert judgement and leadership in applying adaptations to practice required for improvement in Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing.

8. Demonstrate critical analysis in understanding the principles of interprofessional practice, and discuss their implications for collaboration with other professionals and people with lived experience and their supporters.

8. Demonstrate critical analysis in understanding the principles of interprofessional practice to evaluate collaboration with other professionals and people with lived experience and their supporters.

8. Demonstrate expert judgement and adaptability in applying principles of interprofessional practice to collaboration with other professionals and people with lived experience and their supporters.

9. Engage in meaningful professional relationships across a range of health settings and within ethico-legal frameworks for the benefit of people with lived experience, their families and carers.

9. Demonstrate well-developed judgement through engaging in meaningful professional relationships across a range of health settings and within ethico-legal frameworks for the benefit of people with lived experience, their families and carers.

9. Demonstrate expert judgement and leadership through engaging in meaningful professional relationships across a range of health settings and within ethico-legal frameworks for the benefit of people with lived experience, their families and carers.

10. Engage in reflective practice and demonstrate self-awareness, and open and transparent communication and action through collaborative work practices.

10. Critically reflect on practice and demonstrate self-awareness, and open and transparent communication and action through collaborative work practices.

10. Demonstrate adaptability and responsibility as a leader by reflecting on practice and demonstrating self-awareness, and open and transparent communication and action through collaborative work practices.

11. Engage with information technology to evaluate evidence from a range of sources in determining appropriate actions for practice, and communicate effectively through written and verbal mediums in its dissemination.

11. Engage with information technology to critically analyse evidence from a range of sources in determining appropriate actions for practice, and communicate effectively through written and verbal mediums in its dissemination.

11. Engage with information technology to critically analyse and synthesise complex evidence from a wide range of sources in determining appropriate actions for practice, and communicate effectively through written and verbal mediums in its dissemination.