AC6789 - Mental Well-Being and Recovery

The module will be delivered via a blended learning approach which will incorporate the use of online resources, directed and campus-based learning activities. You will learn by attending facilitated sessions and by undertaking online supported learning, tutor-guided study and independent learning. The strategies adopted during facilitated sessions will include provision of theory and interactive discussion and debate as well as the use of personal narratives. You will also undertake individual and small group activities. The module team will facilitate sessions, prepare and monitor online-supported learning (OSL) activities. You will be expected to undertake independent learning throughout the module. Your independent learning will include reading, session preparation and post-session reflections to identify and address ongoing learning needs to develop your skills and knowledge. The module team will provide advice on how and when to engage in your Tutor Guided and Independent Study. Tutor guided materials will include interactive learning packages, electronic sessions, workbooks and media outputs. This will also include access to Northumbria’s specialist Skills4Practice website: https://www.s4pwebsite.com/.
A formative Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and the face-to-face teaching (simulation) will provide you with opportunities to practise your communication skills and asking difficult questions. Formative feedback will be gained from peers and academics to enhance your learning, which will allow you to be informed of your development.

You will obtain support from face-to-face dialogue with academic staff. You will utilise peer support during the directed study, independent study and from your formative activity, completing your workbook. Tutorial support for your summative assessment will be provided. You will have access to Northumbria University’s extensive and award-winning Library resources which includes electronic resources to support the development of academic skills such as your critical thinking and academic writing. The resources include e-books, e-journals and an array of databases and media outputs. You will be enrolled on an Electronic Learning Platform (Blackboard Ultra) that will provide access to module teaching materials and a reading list. You will be granted membership of the Northumbria University Library (https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/home) that includes a 24/7 service catering for all your learning needs. Library membership will also give you access to academic skills development packages, accessed on-line, called Skills Plus (https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/develop-learning-skills/learning-skills ). In addition, you can access Kaplan library and student support services locally.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Critically analyse the cultural, social and political issues that relate to mental well-being and recovery in Singapore and the wider global context.
2. Develop a critical understanding of the importance of working holistically to ensure that a person’s psychological needs are considered alongside physical and social needs
3. Critically examine a range of communication skills and strategies relating to mental well-being and recovery, and explore their clinical application.


Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

4. Critically analyse evidence-based approaches to mental well-being and recovery, and their applicability to people across a range of environments.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

5. Critically explore personal, societal and cultural attitudes, values and beliefs which may impact upon mental wellbeing and recovery and equip nurses to engage in supportive conversations and signposting about mental well-being and recovery

Formative Assessment:

You will complete a workbook which will be focused on mental well-being and recovery in Singapore. It will help you to focus on mental well-being and recovery provision in your practice area, and create a resource that you can use in practice.

(MLO 1,2,3,4 & 5)

Summative Assessment:

Summative assessment:  OSCE 60 minutes
(30 mins reading/note making, 30 mins assessment)
This will be focused on communication skills and the ability to demonstrate empathy through questioning, paraphrasing, validation and summarising.

(MLO 1,2,3, 4 & 5)

Students must be a practising nurse who is registered with the Singapore Nursing Board

N/A

This module will help you to reflect on your professional and personal attitudes to mental well-being and recovery, as well as developing skills, attitudes and behaviours that you can use in practice as part of a holistic approach to person-centred care. You will have the opportunity to practice your skills in face-to-face simulated environments. You will enhance your knowledge and communication skills through participating in a range of interactive lectures, seminars and workshops You will be encouraged to identify the evidence that underpins good clinical practice, to further reflect on your own personal and professional abilities in relation to mental well-being and recovery and support safe and effective care. Technology enhanced learning will be integral to completing the module, you will have engaged in a research-rich learning environment.
The module assessment includes both formative and summative elements: for the formative assessment, you will complete a workbook which will form the basis of a mental well-being resource for your practice area. The summative assessment will be an observed structured clinical examination (OSCE). The skills and knowledge developed from this module are essential for contemporary healthcare delivery.