The overall aim of this module is to develop and enhance students' knowledge and skills to implement evidence-based psychosocial interventions across a range of mental health settings. It is well established that evidence-based psychosocial interventions support service-user recovery. This module builds on the semester 1 module (NS6101 THEORIES OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT AND CARE) and is underpinned by a belief that you, as a student, will bring knowledge, practice skills and expertise that can be further developed. This ensures that, as a practitioner, you become a credible focus for practice enhancement within your own specialist setting. Therefore, this module will provide the student with the skills to critically understand the principle concepts, theories and effectiveness of psychosocial interventions within various organisations.

 

There is a strong focus upon developing and enhancing practice skills, enabling the student to adopt a structured and highly collaborative approach with service-users and their family-members/carers. This module will help the student to develop and advance their clinical skills to competently assess and treat common mental health difficulties using evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Family Intervention Skills, Motivational Enhancement Skills, etc. Students on this module will also learn about various clinical approaches, allowing problem-solving and critical reflection in order to develop creative solutions when dealing with complex clinical and social issues. CPE Modules on Website