Unit snapshot

  • Unit type
    PG Coursework Unit
  • Credit points
    12
  • Faculty & College
    Faculty of Health
  • Placement
    No
  • Anti-requisites
    PBHL6004 - Leading Evidence-based Practice in Health

Unit description

Strengthens students’ clinical leadership skills in implementing the available evidence based knowledge on a chosen topic directly relating to mental health and/or mental illness. There is an emphasis on leading the translation and application of knowledge to clinical practice settings.

This unit is an integral part of a selection of courses at SCU Online. Each course incorporates this unit into a complete and immersive educational experience. If you're interested in this unit, we highly recommend enrolling in one of the courses listed below.

 

Unit content

  • One specialist topic from mental health and or illness perspectives and consideration of how practice can be reformed:
    • Addiction in mental health contexts;
    • Lived experience of mental illness in the workforce;
    • Suicide: drivers and mitigation;
    • Psychological trauma from childhood into adulthood.
  • Gaps and resonances between research evidence and practice.
  • Change processes within mental health contexts.
  • Management of the translation of research into clinical practice.
  • Clinical leadership in mental health.
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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

 

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  • Critically contrast the findings from the literature with that of current practice and /or policy in clinical settings
  • Apply and integrate evidence based knowledge into clinical practice settings
  • Identify and apply mental health specific barriers and enablers to successfully changing practice and/or policy
  • Explain how clinical leadership in mental health will influence the translation and application from literature to practice

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Structured online learning: 6 weeks (Self paced)

Assessment
Discussion board: 15%
Essay: 40%
Critical review: 45%

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Study this unit in the following courses

This unit is a fundamental component of the full courses listed below, each designed to equip you with the in-depth knowledge and skills needed to achieve your career goals. To fully benefit from your learning experience and apply it to real-world challenges, engaging with the entire course is essential. Explore the courses that include this unit and take the next step towards your professional success.

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