Course Title: Work with people with mental health issues

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2022

Course Code: OHTH5919C

Course Title: Work with people with mental health issues

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.  

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Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus  

  

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.  


School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4363 - Certificate IV in Community Services

Course Contact: Melinda Brown

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4580

Course Contact Email: melinda.brown@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

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to establish relationships, clarify needs, and then work collaboratively with people who are living with mental health issues.

This course applies to support workers in contexts outside the mental health sector, but who come into contact with people with mental health issues. The services and support provided are not mental health specific.



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

Details of Learning Activities


  • class exercises to review discussions/lectures
  • practical demonstrations
  • Blog/Wiki or other online discussion and participation
  • analysis/critique of relevant reading material
  • workshops
  • design activities or projects
  • group projects
  • peer learning
  • guest lecture/presentation
  • peer teaching
  • group discussion
  • research
  • independent project based work
  • group activities/projects
  • ‘workshopping’ of student projects including peer/lecturer feedback
  • visits to galleries and events
  • practical placement
  • simulated workplaces.


Teaching Schedule

Course Schedule: Mental Health                                                                       Semester 2: 2022

Week

Topic

Week 1

Introduction to mental health in Australia

  • The arena in Australia, different contexts
  • Mental health myths and facts
  • The relationship between mental health and homelessness
  • The homeless experience: case scenario

Week 2

Mental health sector values and principles

  • Understanding the values of the mental health sector and the principles underpinning service provision
  • Holistic approach and recovery oriented practice
  • Social inclusion

Week 3

ONLINE

Understanding mental health issues from the consumer perspective

  • Mental health illnesses and disorders
  • Mental health in adulthood and older people
  • Adolescent and childhood mental health

Week 4

Screening Tools used in Mental Health

Communicating effectively with clients

  • Developing and maintaining respect, hope, trust and self-direction
  • Working in a way that reflects and prioritises the person’s right to self-define and direct their own recovery
  • Practice role plays

Week 5

Empowering clients

  • Empowering clients to develop strategies that support recovery
  • Promoting dignity of risk and supporting individual choice
  • Overcoming effects of prejudice and discrimination

Week 6

Demonstrating recovery oriented practice

  • working with clients in practice
  • working with clients at risk of homelessness and who experience mental health issues

Week 7

In class Assessment - Role Plays

  • Participating in assessment role plays

Week 8

In class Assessment - Role Plays

  • Participating in and finalise assessment role plays

Week 9

ONLINE

Assessment catch up & Unit Review


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Task 1: Role-play 

Assessment Task 2: Role-play 

Assessment Task 3: Short Answer Questions 


Assessment Tasks

Assessment task 1: Role-play assessment task that requires you to demonstrate your skills working with 2 different clients, Richard and Juliette, in a role-play that simulates the workplace conditions

Assessment task 2: Role-play assessment task that requires you to demonstrate your skills working with a client who has a mental health issue, and is in distress

Assessment task 3: Short Answer Questions  to demonstrate you understand the values and principles of the mental health sector along with the different contexts of mental health work


Assessment Matrix

A marking rubric for each assessment t ask is located on Canvas. 

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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