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| Assessment Pattern |
A reflective account of an older person’s experience of having a mental health condition and how their needs may be addressed (1,000 words).
Date of Submission: To be arranged with tutor
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| Module Overview |
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| Module Aims |
The aim of this module is to support flexible learning opportunities in order to develop independent learners who are able to address the complexities of modern health and social care policy and provision in an innovative manner.
Specific Aims
More specifically, the aims of the module are help the student:
1. Understand how society contributes to older people’s mental health and well-being and how they may be challenged, including ageism, age discrimination and social exclusion.
2. Describe common conditions that affect the mental health and well-being of older people and how they are addressed.
3. Describe people’s experience of depression and dementia and key aspects of their care.
4. Describe the pathway through which care is offered to people with mental health conditions and their informal carers, including assessment and the payment of long stay provision.
5. Describe the relationship between mental health in older people and life
course and how listening to people’s stories may enhance their psychological well-being.
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of the module the student will be able to:
1. Understand how society contributes to older people’s mental health and well-being and how they may be challenged, including ageism, age discrimination and social exclusion.
2. Describe common conditions that affect the mental health and well-being of older people and how they are addressed.
3. Describe people’s experience of depression and dementia and key aspects of their care.
4. Describe the pathway through which care is offered to people with mental health conditions and their informal carers, including assessment and the payment of long stay provision.
5. Describe the relationship between mental health in older people and life
course and how listening to people’s stories may enhance their psychological well-being.
On completing this module the student should be able to:
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Development of knowledge and understanding
• Understand relevant issues to older people with mental health conditions.
• Identify ethical issues associated with practice towards older people with mental health conditions and is able to integrate them into their own values and beliefs.
Cognitive skills
• consider with guidance various areas of mental health and means of promoting well-being and care.
• Gather ideas about mental health in older people in line with approaches that exist within health and social care.
• Consider the sources of information drawn from practice and research and/or support from teacher.
• Can apply knowledge and methods accurately and carefully to specific challenges within practice settings and begin to appreciate the complexity of situations.
Key transferable skills
• Can work effectively with others as a member of a group and meet obligations to others.
• Can use and access a range of learning resources.
• Can evaluate own strengths and weakness.
• Can manage information and undertake simple search tasks with external guidance.
• Can take responsibility for own learning with appropriate support.
• Can communicate effectively and report in a clear and concise manner.
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| Module Content |
SPECIFIC CONTENT
Key themes to be covered in relation to the specific subject will include:
• An introduction to mental health and older people;
• attitudes and images of ageing;
• risks and protective factors;
• common mental health problems amongst older people;
• early stages of dementia;
• the later stages of dementia;
• depression in later life;
• ageism, age exclusion and social exclusion;
• services for older people with mental health conditions;
• life course approach.
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Overall Student Workload – 100 hours
E-learning 61 hours
Self-directed Learning 33 hours
E-learning, telephone time with teacher and introduction meeting 6 hours
Delivery of Module
Blended learning comprising (1) web-based learning materials, (2) email discussion with teacher (3) telephone discussion. Access to University resources.
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ESSENTIAL READING
Suggestions for reading are offered in the on-line learning materials.
Adams, T. (Ed) (2008) Dementia Care Nursing: promoting the well-being of people with dementia and their families. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Kitwood, T. (1997) Dementia Reconsidered: the person comes first. Open University Press, Buckingham.
BACKGROUND READING
In addition to the reading recommended in the on line materials, it is suggested that learners may also read:
Neno, R. Aveyard, B. and Heath, H. (2007) Older People and Mental Health Nursing: a handbook of care. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
Manthorpe, J. and Illiffe, S. (2005) Depression in Later Life. Jessica Kingsley Publications, London.
Marshall, M. and Tibbs, A. (2007) Social Work and People with Dementia. Policy Press, Bristol.
Journals
Journal of Dementia Care
Signposts: Journal of Dementia and Mental Health of Older People
Nursing and Residential Care
USEFUL WEBSITES
www.signpostjournal.co.uk
www.csip.org.uk
www.scie.org.uk
www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/index/php
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| Last Updated |
| 27TH JULY 2010 |
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