MHN5130 Counselling and Group Work (FOSCI)

Units 1.0 (Mental Health Nursing) Band 4

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in Program MMHN.

Synopsis

This course focuses on counselling, an interpersonal activity which helps the client develop self-understanding, self-awareness and problem solving abilities. This course will use theoretical models for therapeutic relationships as well as using the ANZCMHN Standards of Practice for Mental Health Nursing in Australia as a framework for practice. In this clinical course students will develop advanced skills in interpersonal communication, developing a therapeutic nurse patient relationship, one to one counselling, and group leadership. Effective counsellors must have an understanding and awareness of themselves, therefore developing of self will be an important aspect of this course. Students will also be expected to gain an understanding of the cultural basis of interpersonal communication and an awareness of the need to be open to different styles of communication that can impact on inter-cultural interactions. There is a requirement of 80 hours of preceptored clinical in this course. There is a requirement to attend a one week residential in this course.