Adult Mental Health (Advanced Practice in Health and Social Care) (MSc, PG Cert, PG Dip)

The Adult Mental Health MSc will help you:

• Develop the skills, knowledge and awareness in the assessment and formulation of mental health problems, evidence-based psychosocial interventions and contemporary issues in mental health.
• Critically evaluate risk assessment and management
• Understand the concepts which inform professional leadership
• Develop a greater awareness of inter-professional practice and communication, with an emphasis on collaborative practice
• Work more effectively in an inter-professional context with practitioners and professionals within mental health, social care and associated fields
• Understand the development of ethical and culturally sensitive practice
• Recognise how the placement of the service user and their carers are key priorities
• Discuss key debates in health and social care provision, within multi-professional and interdisciplinary contexts
• Understand the approaches to mental health promotion at individual, community and wider societal levels
• Develop strategies to overcome the barriers to inter-agency and inter-professional working and promote the wider social inclusion of people with mental distress
• Critically apply theory, evidence and personal experience to practice, promoting more effective care and support to people experiencing mental distress, and their carers
• Evaluate approaches to compassionate mental health care and consider innovative ways of meeting the mental health needs of individuals and communities.