Study Guide

Learning objectives

The student is able to:
- work according to the principles of professional ethics and analyse the importance of attitudes and emotions in mental health and addiction care
- mentor patients, patient groups, family members, fellow students or personnel
-describe the most important collaborators of the internship employer organisation and work in a multi-professional team
- utilise evidence based information related to mental health and addiction care in his or her learning
- to promote mental health and sobriety of clients from different cultural backgrounds
- use the essential interventions in mental health and addiction care safely
- implement safe medication practices in mental health and addiction care
- assess his or her own skills and competence in mental health and addiction care
- apply the AVEKKI practice model and motivates to act accordingly in his/her upcoming profession
- interactively prevent and manage threatning and violent incidents in practice

Content

Mental health and addiction care legislation.
Ethical questions in mental health and addiction care.
Nursing process documentation and reporting in mental health and addiction care.
Interventions in mental health and addiction care such as guidance and mentoring, nurse-patient relationship, community care, multi-professional team work, networking, clinical supervision, medication.
Mental health and addiction care services.
Mental health promotion.
AVEKKI practice model and its utilization in different working environments.

Further information

The internship/clinical practice part of the course can be completed during international exchange. Under certain conditions, Studification of your paid work may be possible. Internship´s coordinator will inform more detailed information of conditions for this.
Internship may cause travel and/or housing expenses.

Qualifications

Next courses must be approved, completed until the beginning of this course:
Medical nursing (theory course).
Internship: Nursing Assessment and Interventions Practice
Either Internship: Medical Nursing OR Internship: Perioperative Nursing.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing (theory course) must be completed either entirely or adequate parts of it must be completed according to the implementation plan.