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Conduct comprehensive Strengths-Based assessments, integrating evidence-based approaches to identify individual strengths, assets, and resources in the development of person-centred care plans.
Exhibit cultural safety by recognising the diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and values of individuals receiving mental health care, and integrating culturally responsive strategies to promote Strengths-Based care.
Collaborate effectively with interprofessional team members to facilitate a Strengths-Based approach to care coordination, communication, and decision-making, contributing to individualised care delivery.
Use evidence-based strategies to promote wellbeing and resilience among individuals with mental illness, empowering them to recognise and utilise their strengths in managing symptoms, enhancing self-care practices
Demonstrate ethical decision-making and adherence to legal frameworks in mental health nursing practice, recognising the rights and autonomy of individuals with mental illness and advocating for Strengths-Based approaches that uphold dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.
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Topic 1: Recovery-Oriented Practice:
• The principles of recovery-oriented mental health care and the role of the nurse in promoting recovery and resilience among individuals with mental illness.
• Evidence-based interventions and strategies that support recovery, such as psychoeducation, peer support, and goal setting.
• The role of the nurse in creating safe and supportive environments that promote healing and empowerment in the context of trauma informed care.
Topic 2: Strengths-Based Assessment and Care Planning:
• Examining the importance of strengths-based assessment approaches in mental health nursing practice.
• Techniques for identifying individual strengths, assets, and resources to inform person-centred care plans.
• The integration of strengths-based language and frameworks into care documentation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Topic 3: Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mental Health Nursing:
• Ethical and legal issues relevant to mental health nursing practice, including autonomy, informed consent, confidentiality, and duty of care.
• The application of ethical principles and the WA Mental Health Act in decision-making processes and the importance of upholding professional standards and codes of conduct.
Topic 4: Introducing Therapeutic Strategies for nursing:
• An introduction to evidenced based therapeutic interventions used in mental health nursing practice.
• Cognitive-behavioural strategies
• Mindfulness-based interventions.
• Strengths based and solution focused approaches to collaborative nursing care.
Topic 5: Wellbeing, resilience and mental health nursing self-care:
• Approaches to promoting wellbeing and resilience among individuals with mental illness, including lifestyle interventions, self-care strategies, and social support networks.
• The role of the nurse in facilitating health promotion activities and empowering individuals to take an active role in their recovery journey.
• Recognising the importance of self-care in mental health nursing with a focus on burnout and its relationship with the concept of care erosion (DeVries & Timmins, 2014)
• Cognitive behavioural self-practice and reflection.
Topic 6: Innovations in Mental Health Care:
• Emerging trends and innovations in mental health care, such as telehealth, digital health interventions, and peer-led support programs.
• The current evidence base supporting these innovations and their potential impact on access to care, treatment outcomes, and recovery.
• Evidence-based practice and research in mental health nursing, including the critical appraisal of research literature, and the integration of research findings into clinical practice.
• The role of the Strengths-Based nurse as a consumer, disseminator, and contributor to the evidence base in mental health care.
Topic 7: Cultural Competence and Diversity:
• Cultural competence in mental health nursing practice, recognising the diverse needs and experiences of individuals from different cultural backgrounds.
• Evidence-based strategies for providing culturally responsive care, addressing cultural beliefs about mental illness, and reducing disparities in mental health outcomes.