Mental health and substance abuse work (5op)

Osaamistavoitteet

Students
• recognise the main adult, child and adolescent mental health disorders, multimorbidity, addictions and their individual manifestations and their links to substance abuse
• are familiar with the key legislation and the programmes of the National Mental Health and Substance Use Strategies
• know the mental health and substance use service system, networking and digital services
• can assess customers’ needs for mental health and substance abuse services and provide service coordination
• know how to utilise the experience-based knowledge of a patient and their family in guidance and the close networks in supporting coping in everyday life
• can initiate and maintain therapeutic interaction and understand the importance of multiprofessional work
• are able to use methods that support and promote resources and can back up their decisions with evidence-based knowledge
• understand the importance of recovery orientation, discussing any issues and early intervention
• know the manifestations of crises, the principles of crisis work and the forms of help
• know how to act to promote customer, patient and occupational safety
• understand the importance the continuity and care pathway
• are aware of professional interaction and guidance of patients and their family members
• develop their oral and written Finnish language skills needed in care settings

Sisältö

• the most common mental disorders and multimorbidity in adults, children and adolescents
• central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work and other topical legislation and programmes
• principles of addiction and the risks and problems related to substance use
• key methods of mental health and substance abuse work, evidence-based nursing
• treatment-based interaction and recovery orientation
• creative, functional and psychophysical methods
• principles of crisis work and forms of help
• stigma
• supporting family and friends
• nurse consultation in mental health work
• service coordination, self-care, continuity of care and care pathway
• professional interaction and patient guidance

Esitietovaatimukset

The study module Basics of clinical nursing (CLI01) and the study module Clinical nursing skills workshops and simulations (CLI02) have been completed.

Lisätiedot

The study module includes 2 ECTS of skills workshop simulation teaching.

RPL 8/2025:
Recognition of prior learning is only possible if the student has a previous nursing degree or equivalent higher education studies leading to a nursing degree.