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SP22033: Mental health social work 1

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 70%, EXCB 30%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay - a choice of questions on the topic of Mental health social work (CWES 70% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
  • Exam - Unseen exam on the application of law in Mental Health Practice (EXCB 30% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit students will be able to: 1. Discuss the role of the social worker within a range of mental health settings (PS 2.3, 4.2) 2. Explain the social, psychological and medical perspectives on mental health (PS 3.3, 3.6) 3. Recall mental health law, capacity law and mental health policy and explain how they impact on practice (PS 3.1, 4.4) 4. Apply models of assessment and identify ways of responding to need and risk within The Care Program Approach (PS 3.2, 3.12, 4.4) 5. Recognise the evidence-base for intervention in relation to mental health problems (PS 3.5, 3.6) 6. Discuss the perspectives of service users, carers and professionals and recognise how these contribute towards the delivery of services (PS 2.3, 4.1)
* Social Work England's Professional Standards (PS)


Synopsis: Gain a grounding in mental health social work. Youll explore the ways in which understandings of mental health problems have developed over time and how mental health is conceptualised by different public and professional groups. Learn the basics of mental capacity and mental health law and gain an overview of different types of mental health problems.

Content:
* The history of mental health and mental disorder
* Social, psychological and medical models of mental disorder
* Mental capacity law
* Mental health law
* The Care Program Approach and assessment
* Service user and carer perspectives on mental health,
* Working with mood disorders
* Working with people who suffer from psychosis
* Working with dementia.
* Working with dual diagnosis

Course availability:

SP22033 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB33 : BSc(Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies (Year 2)

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