Module Directory

This module enables trainee MHWPs to mobilise resources in collaboration with service users, carers and families – including information, resources within the multi-disciplinary team and beyond in the wider community.

It also enables trainee MHWPs to make effective use of clinical supervision and to look after their own wellbeing.

The aims of this module are:

• To enable students to develop the knowledge and critical awareness of the subject as well as the skills to work collaboratively with service users and those that support them in using a range of resources to develop a care plan that supports personal recovery.


• To enable students to develop the skills to use supervision effectively and look after their own well-being.

By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:

1. Demonstrate competence in helpful information giving to service users, families and carers and the use of this to lead to shared decision making in practice


2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of, and competence in how to appropriately involve families, carers and significant others in care planning.


3. Demonstrate awareness of and the ability to use the range of resources available to support wellbeing and recovery in the locality served


4. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical awareness of the roles in multi-disciplinary teams (within primary care teams and mental health community teams) and the role of employment support in the team;


5. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of symptom focused and personal recovery/wellbeing models of mental health;


6. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of diagnosis and formulation, how they differ, limitations and benefits;


7. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of the power issues in professional /service user and family and carer relationships.


8. Demonstrate competence in managing a caseload of people with severe mental health problems efficiently and safely.


9. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of and competence in collaborative care planning within the multi-disciplinary team, with active management of risk and safeguarding and with understanding of the impact of this on service user, family and carers;


10. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of and competence in the use of clinical information systems and correspondence


11. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of and competence in reflexive practice and the use of clinical supervision


12. Demonstrate understanding of, and ability to apply in practice, self-care and wellbeing for staff and teams

The syllabus for this module is informed by the National Curriculum for Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners – Specialised Adult Mental Health as written by NHS England.

The teaching will include:

• Collaborative working, care planning and shared decision making with service users, families, carers and others.


• Understanding the wider team and useful resources in the area


• Recovery and wellbeing models


• Formulation and diagnosis


• Power dynamics


• Case load management and use of supervision


• Self care and personal wellbeing

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.

Knowledge will be learnt through a combination of lectures, seminars, discussion groups, guided reading and independent study.

Students will start the programme with an induction that will include an introduction to Level 7 reflective writing with Skills for Succes and a session with the library.

There will be a group tutorial for students which will focus further on academic development once per module.

Students will be offered individual tutorials to support academic development.