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MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY IN LONDON

Programme LeaderJohn FosterTel: +44 (0) 208-411-2656email: j.foster@mdx.ac.uk

Study Modepart time over 3 years

StartsSeptember or January

FeesUK/EU - £2550International - £5100

VenueTaught at our Archway campus,Archway tube (Northern Line).

ContactUK/EU Admissions, Middlesex UniversityHendon Campus,The Burroughs, NW4 4BTTel: (+44) (0)20 8411 5555Email: admissions@mdx.ac.uk

The programme utilises evidenced-basedteaching methods such as workshops designedto encourage student participation andinteraction and has the following global aims:

• Equip students with service user-centredclinical skills in medication management,cognitive behavioural therapy, riskassessment and service userempowerment to facilitate working inpartnership and critical reflection onpractice

• Provide a forum in which students cancritically evaluate their own area ofpractice and formulate change, challengeinequality, promote recovery, respectdiversity and practice ethically and safely

• Provide a forum for students to criticallyevaluate current issues relating to mentalhealth services and practice

• Equip students to develop critical researchor work based learning evaluation andappreciation skills as a basis for evidencebased practic.

• Stimulate critical evaluation of ways toimprove practice and mental healthservice delivery

• Equip students to undertake research andservice reviews in the area of mentalhealth

• Stimulate and foster leadership skills inservice and practice development.

xSpecial Featuresx• The first course of its kind in the UK• Focuses on enhancing clinical skills• Directly related to the CapabilityFrameworks.

xProgramme ContentxThe majority of modules are completed over12 weeks commencing in September andJanuary each year. There are two exceptionsto this:• Firstly “Methods of Critical Enquiry intothe study of Healthcare Services.” This isa research methods module that runs fromSeptember –May in Year 1

• Secondly the MSc Dissertation modulecomprising the third year of the MSc.Submission is in late September.

The course has been designed to utiliseteaching methods that encourage interactionwith the student and the relevant moduleleaders. Occasionally lectures will be usedbut other methods of teaching deliveryinclude: meeting with personal tutors, groupdiscussions, role play and sessions deliveredby outside speakers. In addition coursematerial is supplied through the internet andemail.

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MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONSThis multi-disciplinary programme has now been running for 12 years and in that time has undergone anumber of changes to make it more responsive to the contemporary needs of the mental health services.

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This course will benefit individuals working in these areas:• Mental health• Primary Care• Community Care• Prisons• Voluntary Sector• Government Agencies• Education• Youth Work• Social Work

xModulesxYear 1-Semester 1Medication ManagementMethods of Critical Enquiry into the study ofHealthcare Services.

Year 1- Semester 2Cognitive Behavioural TherapyMethods of Critical Enquiry into the study of HealthcareServices.

Year 2- Semester 1Service Developments in Mental HealthSocial Inclusion and Empowerment

Year 2-Semester 2Leadership in Mental HealthRisk Assessment and Management in Mental Health

Year 3MSc Dissertation

xAssessmentxThere are varying methods of summative/final assessmentdesigned to demonstrate clinical skills. These include tapedinterviews with service users and carers, essays and serviceplans in which the student will be asked to design, lead andimplement a small service change.

For the Methods of Critical Enquiry into the study ofHealthcare Services the student will devise a researchproposal that is likely to form the basis of their eventual MScdissertation.

Throughout the course formative assessment is used wherethe student is given feedback on their performance in order tohelp improve and shape their summative/final assessment.

xEntry Requirementsx• A minimum of 2 years experience in the mental healthfield if holding a professional qualification in nursing,social work or an allied discipline

• If a non-mental health professional, three years experiencein the mental health field and a good honours degree

• Access to Mental Health Service Users/Carers• Basic IT skills• Access to internet/email

xFurther informationxYou can contact the programme leader:

John Foster,Tel. No. 020 8411 2656Email: j.foster@mdx.ac.uk

xHow to applyxTo apply, please contact:

Middlesex UniversityProfessional Programmes OfficeHendon CampusThe BurroughsHendonNW4 4BTTel. No. 020 8411 5161Email: enadmissions@mdx.ac.ukProgramme code: PGL750

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