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Unit of Study NRS83004 - Acute Mental Health (2018)

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Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 critique the Mental Health Act and the ethics of acute care within the contexts of clinical intervention and consumer experiences of care
2 appraise a range of acute care conditions engagement and interventions
3 appraise a range of complex acute care conditions engagement and interventions
4 critically reflect on acute mental health risk factors, engagement, observation and interventions
5 design a package of Trauma Informed Care applicable to acute mental health settings

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. critique the Mental Health Act and the ethics of acute care within the contexts of clinical intervention and consumer experiences of care
    • GA3:
  2. appraise a range of acute care conditions engagement and interventions
    • GA4:
  3. appraise a range of complex acute care conditions engagement and interventions
    • GA4:
  4. critically reflect on acute mental health risk factors, engagement, observation and interventions
    • GA3:
  5. design a package of Trauma Informed Care applicable to acute mental health settings
    • GA2: