Course Title: Work with people with mental health issues

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2022

Class Number: 2567

Class Section: VALS

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Course Code: OHTH5925C

Course Title: Work with people with mental health issues

Important Information:

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School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4352 - Certificate IV in Youth Work

Course Contact: Sarah Davidson

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8871

Course Contact Email: sarah.davidson@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 80

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this unit students will develop the skills and knowledge required to establish relationships, clarify needs, and then work collaboratively with people who are living with mental health issues.

This unit is taught and assessed with:

CHCMHS007 Work effectively in trauma informed care

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CHCMHS001 Work with people with mental health issues
Element:	1. Establish respectful relationships with people with mental health issues
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Communicate in a way that develops and maintains respect, hope, trust and self-direction 1.2 Work in a way that reflects and prioritises the person’s right to self define and direct their own recovery 1.3 Recognise and respect the person’s social, cultural and spiritual differences 1.4 Support the person to understand and exercise their rights 1.5 Maintain confidentiality and privacy of the person within organisation policy and protocols
Element:	2. Determine the needs of people with mental health issues
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Gather and interpret information about the person’s needs from the person and other agreed sources 2.2 Identify and discuss with the person services and strategies that support empowerment and recovery 2.3 Support the person to express their own identity and preferences and avoid imposing own values and attitudes 2.4 Identify duty of care and dignity of risk considerations in collaboration with the person
Element:	3. Work with people with mental health issues to meet aspirations and needs
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Provide support that facilitates progress towards the person’s goals in collaboration with the person and their care network 3.2 Work in ways that uphold the person’s rights 3.3 Adapt service delivery within organisation policies and procedures to meet the person’s specific needs and requirements 3.4 Document interactions and services according to organisation policy and procedures 3.5 Respond promptly and supportively to people experiencing distress or crisis 3.6 Work within the limits of own knowledge, abilities and work role and make referrals to other services as indicated by the person’s needs

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

Details of Learning Activities

Classes where information is shared through talks and group discussions, and exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time in class, will also be spent working on applied assessment tasks. Note: All learning activities are delivered via remote learning in Semester 2, 2020.

Teaching Schedule

Week 1	Mental health and illness What is mental health and illness? Continuum The youth experience Determinants Diagnostics Conditions Social and historical context
Week 2	Mental health and illness Recovery oriented practice Duty of care Dignity of risk Identifying need – what are you noticing? Barriers to help seeking Economic and political context
Week 3	Mental health and illness The approach Collaborative goal setting and Problem solving Motivational interviewing The sector (key players) and referrals Safety planning and suicide Digitising mental health support Stigma and discrimination
Week 4	What is trauma? Trauma in the brain Developmental delays and trauma Window of tolerance Signs of trauma Relational trauma Attachment Shame Violence, gender and trauma
Week 5	Trauma informed practise Trauma Informed Practice principles 3 Rs - Regulate, Relate, Reason (Co-regulation, attentional bids, validation). Coping skills - Emotion recognition and regulation Intergenerational trauma and healing
Week 6	Trauma informed practise Working with trauma behaviour Self work and building relationships Apply self care to avoid vicarious trauma De-escalations and trauma behaviour
Week 7	Role play assessment 4
Week 8	Assessment catch-up (General)

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The learning Lab
www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
The Study Support Hub
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub
English for uni workshops
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops

Overview of Assessment

To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive written feedback on all assessment.

Assessment will include:

1 of 4 Knowledge Questions and Answers

2 of 4 Knowledge Questions and Answers

3 of 4 Role Play and Reflection Report

4 of 4 Workplace Portfolio

Grades that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:

CA: Competency Achieved

NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment

 If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=c15i3ciaq8ca

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: The purpose of this assessment is to demonstrate your understanding of working with people with mental health issues and
working effectively in trauma informed care.  The student will respond to fourteen questions and provide answers within required word limit

Assessment Task 2: This is a knowledge quiz task based on what you have learnt from the first four classes. You may need to do your own additional research as well. You are being assessed on your knowledge of the Mental Health and Trauma service sector in youth work.

Assessment Task 3: The purpose of this assignment understands mental health in practice. This assessment has two (2) parts. Part A – Role play (you are required to play the role of the worker once) Part B – Reflection report

Assessment Task 4: This assessment consists of three tasks and should be completed during your time on placement. Task 1 – Observation assessment (working with three individual clients) and reflection questions Task 2 – Self-care plan. Task 3 – Written reflection questions

Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency. To be assessed as Competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills to a standard expected in the workplace. To be assessed as Competent in this course, you will need to complete each assessment task to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task.
You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for a full assessment criterion.

Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessments are:
CA - Competency Achieved
NYC - Not Yet Competent
DNS - Did not submit for assessment 

Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency.

 The assessment matrix is located in Canvas, at the end of each assessment task.

Other Information

Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students

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