Therapeutic approaches in Mental Health Nursing
Read the instructions below and the sample essays to gain an understanding of how the essay should be structured, I will prefer you write about CBT or Mindfulness, anyone of the two that you are comfortable with. Please ready the sample essays, that is how the essay should be like, they are very good essays and good marks so follow that way
The students will be required to complete a 2,500 word case review, focusing on a specific therapeutic approach discussing its actual or potential application in mental health nursing practice.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
LO1 Identify and critically appraise the evidence base supporting a therapeutic approach in mental health nursing.
LO2 Critically reflect on the importance of the therapeutic relationship in mental health nursing and the value of recovery orientated working.
LO3 Critically evaluate the implementation of a therapeutic approach in mental health nursing practice.
What is the assignment about? The assignment is to encourage you to use literature to critically examine the use of a specific therapeutic approach. You will need to introduce the psychotherapeutic approach (i.e. CBT, DBT, STEPPS, relapse prevention, BSFT, CFT, MI, mindfulness) demonstrating a critical understanding of its inception through to its current manifestation in the literature and practice. You will then introduce the client/s and specific type of distress the therapy was aiming to ameliorate.
The main body will then be using experiences from practice, underpinned by current theory, in order to demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of the theory and application of your chosen psychotherapeutic approach in mental health nursing practice. The examples from practice can be from your application of a therapeutic approach in MH nursing and/or practice that you have observed being applied in your practice. All therapeutic interventions MUST be within the limitations of your knowledge and competence and within your role as a student nurse. You must pass each of the three learning outcomes to successfully pass the assignment.
