Practicum Experience 2

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Course
MHPS 2400
Discontinued
No
Course code
MHPS 2400
Descriptive
Practicum Experience 2
Department
Mental Health and Personal Support Work
Faculty
Health Sciences
Credits
4.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester length
6 Weeks
Max class size
32
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours

Practicum: 144 hours

and

Seminar: 15 hours

Method(s) of instruction
Seminar
Practicum
Learning activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities.  Practicum experience in Mental Health Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) settings includes supervised practice settings, group discussions, seminars, and self-study.

Course description
This course provides students with further experience in mental health and substance use in clinical practice settings. Learning opportunities will encourage students to use concepts and therapeutic communication skills they have learned throughout the program to assist individuals with mental health and substance use issues to maximize their independence. Students will identify the resources available in the community. Emphasis will be on the role of the Mental Health and Substance Use Worker as a member of the community health team. The principles of Recovery using Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) will be the focus of this workplace practice.
Course content

•    Application of MHSU program theoretical concepts:  
    - PSR approach and Recovery Model of mental health care
    - Trauma informed practices
    - Therapeutic relationships
    - Therapeutic communication
    - Caring client-centered practice
•    Experience with utilizing/following agency policies and procedures
•    Maintaining client confidentiality
•    Conducting holistic assessments and developing a client-centered recovery plan
•    Experience with working within the MHSU practice roles and responsibilities of the students’ role
•    Clinical documentation
•    Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Apply the MHSU course theory into clinical practice;
  2. Implement PSR approach and Recovery Model of mental health care;
  3. Recognize trauma informed practices;
  4. Demonstrate therapeutic relationships;
  5. Apply the stages of a therapeutic relationship;
  6. Illustrate caring therapeutic relationship;
  7. Implement therapeutic communication skills:
  8. Listening and attending;
  9. Nonverbal communication;
  10. S.O.L.E.R.;
  11. Empathy, warmth, respect, and genuineness;
  12. Develop beginning skills of confrontation and immediacy;
  13. Build caring client-centered practice;
  14. Recognize behavioural manifestations, interventions, and treatments for common mental health disorders;
  15. Recognize addictions, substance use disorders, and harm reduction theories;
  16. Demonstrate safety, respect, and accountability in adherence to Douglas College and agency policies and procedures;
  17. Illustrate and support clients' rights and responsibilities while following ethical standards of practice;
  18. Demonstrate the importance of client confidentiality;
  19. Demonstrate self-awareness through use of a clinical practice self-evaluation tool;
  20. Collaborate and practise within the multidisciplinary team. 
Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

This is a MASTERY course. 

Textbook materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials will be provided for students at the beginning of the semester. 

Prerequisites

Students in the MHSU program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses to progress in the program.

MHPS 1900, and MHPS 2000, and MHPS 2100, and MHPS 2200, and MHPS 2300

Equivalencies

HCSW 1200