HS933-7-SU-CO:
Evidence-based low-intensity treatment for common mental health disorders
2020/21
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Summer
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Wednesday 05 May 2021
Wednesday 28 July 2021
20
20 October 2020
Requisites for this module
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HS943
CER B940JS Psychological Wellbeing Practice
This module introduces students to the core interventions used by PWPs to support people experiencing mild to moderate depression or anxiety in reaching recovery. The module allows students to learn the theory underpinning the interventions and to develop the clinical skills in collaboratively supporting the service user access and implement a treatment appropriate for their difficulty. The module encourages students to consider the challenges of delivering treatment in the real world, offering opportunity to problem solve and practice challenges that may arise in practice.
Psychological wellbeing practitioners delivering low intensity interventions assess and support people with common mental health problems in the self-management of their recovery.
This module forms the second part of the programme of study and introduces students to concepts of evidence-based interventions. Students will explore the range of treatments and the evidence supporting the use of such treatments as delivered within the IAPT’s national curriculum processes. In particular the programme includes a thorough grounding in the research base and the practice processes for a range of cognitive behavioural self-help processes and behaviour change processes designed to increase health related behaviour such as exercise and medication concordance
The module continues to build on existing ‘common factors’ competences of active listening, engagement, alliance building, patient-centred information gathering, information giving and shared decision making. Allowing student to develop the fundamental skills associated with their coaching role.
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate a range of evidence-based interventions and strategies to assist patients manage their emotional distress and disturbance.
2. Demonstrate critically analytic knowledge of and competence in developing and maintaining a therapeutic alliance with patients during their treatment programme, including dealing with issues and events that threaten the alliance.
3. Demonstrate reflective awareness and competence in planning a collaborative low intensity psychological and/or pharmacological treatment programme for common mental health problems, including managing the ending of the contact.
4. Demonstrate in-depth critical understanding of, and competence in the use of, a range of, low-intensity, evidence based psychological interventions for common mental health problems.
5. Demonstrate critical awareness and understanding of, and competence in using behaviour change models and strategies in the delivery of low-intensity interventions.
6. Critically evaluate the role of case-management and stepped-care approaches to managing common mental health problems in primary care, including ongoing risk management appropriate to service protocols.
7. Demonstrate integrated knowledge, synthesis understanding and competence in supporting people with medication, for common mental health disorders to help them optimise their use of pharmacological treatment and minimise any adverse effects.
8. Demonstrate critical understanding, competency and flexibility in delivering low-intensity interventions using a range of methods including face-to-face, telephone and electronic communication.
Practice Outcome (Portfolio)
1. Demonstrates experience and competence in the selection and delivery of treatment for a range of presenting problems using evidence based low intensity interventions across a range of problem descriptor including depression and two or more anxiety disorders
2. Demonstrates the ability to use common factor competencies to manage emotional distress and maintain therapeutic alliances to support patients using low-intensity interventions
3. Demonstrates high quality case recording and systematic evaluation of the process and outcomes of mental health interventions, adapting care on the basis of these evaluations
This module will be taught by clinical practitioners in the field of Cognitive Behavioural Practice and Psychological Wellbeing Practice. Where appropriate, outside speakers with specific skills will be utilised.
The basic structure of this module is a 50:50 split between lectures and practical skills development. Role plays are extensively used as the main tool for skills development. Skills staffing is at a minimum 1:8 level to allow ample feedback and developmental process during the 50% skills allocation and to meet BPS expectations.
Overview:
Knowledge will be learnt through a combination of lectures, seminars, discussion groups, guided reading and independent study. Skills-based competencies will be learnt through a combination of clinical simulation in small groups working intensively under close supervision with peer and tutor feedback, and supervised practice through supervised direct contact with patients in the workplace.
There is a heavy focus on practical skills development within this module. Each session is roughly split in a 50% lecture to 50% skills practice ratio. Generally students will receive a one hour lecture followed by 2 hours skills development, which focuses on the learning from the earlier teaching. Skills staffing is at a minimum 1:8 level to allow ample feedback and developmental process during the 50% skills allocation and to meet BPS expectations.
- Marrinan, Theresa. (©2019) Low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy: a practitioner's guide, London: SAGE.
- Richards, D; Whyte, M. (no date) Reach Out - National Programme Student Materials to Support the Delivery of Training for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners Delivering Low Intensity Interventions’ (3rd Edition).
- Depression: The Treatment and Management of Depression in Adults (Updated Edition) - PubMed - NCBI, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22132433
- Paul A. Farrand. (2020) Low-Intensity CBT Skills and Interventions: SAGE Publications, Limited.
- Lovell, K; Richards, D. (no date) ‘A recovery programme for depression’.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
HS933 Audio Recording 3rd Attempt |
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| Coursework |
HS933 Reflection 3rd Attempt |
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| Coursework |
HS933 Portfolio 3rd Submission |
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| Coursework |
HS933 Portfolio Submission (4th attempt) |
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| Coursework |
HS933 Portfolio (5th submission) |
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| Coursework |
HS933 Portfolio |
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| Coursework |
HS933 Reflection |
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100% |
| Coursework |
HS933 Reflection Re-Submission |
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| Coursework |
HS933 Portfolio Re-submission |
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| Practical |
HS933 Recording Submission - 4th Attempt |
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| Practical |
HS933 Audio Recording |
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| Practical |
HS933 Audio Recording Re-submission |
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Additional coursework information
Clinical Recording (Pass/Fail) and Portfolio (Pass/Fail) components must be passed
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mrs Laura Graham, email: lg19076@essex.ac.uk.
Ms Julie Puttock, email: jputto@essex.ac.uk.
Rachael Parsons, Julie Puttock, Josh Cable, Laura Graham, Raisa Kumaga
E: hhsiapt@essex.ac.uk
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Miss Anna Pruszynska
University of Manchester
Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 361 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
361 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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