Course Title: Work with people with mental health issues
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2020
Course Code: OHTH5919C
Course Title: Work with people with mental health issues
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
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.
This course will be delivered via distance learning in Semester 2, 2020.
This course is delivered as a cluster with:
CHCSOH001: Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
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CHCMHS001 Work with people with mental health issues |
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1. Establish respectful relationships with people with mental health issues |
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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 |
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2. Determine the needs of people with mental health issues |
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Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
3. Work with people with mental health issues to meet aspirations and needs |
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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
- 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.
Note: All learning activities are delivered via remote learning in Semester 2, 2020.
Teaching Schedule
Week | Topic | Assessment due dates |
Week 1 |
Introduction to mental health in Australia
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Week 2 |
Mental health sector values and principles
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Week 3 |
Understanding mental health issues from the consumer perspective
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Week 4 |
Communicating effectively with clients
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Week 5 |
Empowering clients
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Week 6 |
Demonstrating recovery oriented practice
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Week 7 |
In class Assessment - Role Plays
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Assessment Task 1&2 Mental Health - Due 23rd August |
Week 8 |
Assessing a client’s homelessness risk or situation
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Week 9 |
Providing and adapting service to meet needs
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Assessment Task 3 Mental Health |
Week 10 |
Providing advice and assistance on housing options
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Week 11 |
Advocating for and with clients
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Week 12 |
Negotiating for services
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Week 13 |
Assessment workshop - Homelessness Role Plays
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Assessment Task 1, 2 & 3 Role plays Homelessness |
Week 14 | Catch up & Unit Review |
Assessment 4 Quiz Homelessness |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
N/A
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Task 1: Role-play
Assessment Task 2: Role-play
Assessment Task 3: Quiz
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: Quiz 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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