Course description

This is the second of six core nursing courses in the Master of Mental Health Nursing Program and aims to provide students with an advanced understanding of mental health conditions and their treatment from a nursing perspective. Students will learn the prevelance and risk factors for a range of psychiatric conditions identified in population based studies. They will explore the role of the mental health nurse in the treatment of the more common conditions experienced and examine the efficacy and effectiveness of a range of treatment options including motivtional interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Students will also gain knowledge of group dynamics and acquire skills in leading small and large groups within a therapeutic context.

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