COURSE SYLLABUS

COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

1	Course Title:	COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
2	Course Code:	SHE5027
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi BURCU ARKAN
16	Course Lecturers:	-----------------
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Yard. Doç. Dr. Burcu ARKAN e-posta : arkanburcu@yahoo.com Telefon:02242942477 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Görükle Kampüsü-Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	It is aimed to earn skills and knowledge about the basic concepts and practices of community mental health nursing of the students in this course.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Explain the basic concepts of community mental health nursing;
2	To use counseling skills in community mental health services;
3	The ability to identify people at risk for mental disorders ;
4	Develop positive attitudes towards people with mental health problems;
5	Ability to use appropriate nursing skills for people with mental disorders ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The basic concepts of community mental health nursing
2	Education for community mental health nurses
3	Community mental health centers
4	Promoting mental health
5	The use of evidence in community mental health practice
6	Case management
7	Working with families in the community mental health practice
8	Working with mentally disordered offenders
9	Working with people with dementia and their carers
10	Working with people with learning disabilities
11	Working with people with substance use disorders
12	Preventing suicide
13	Cognitive behavioral therapy and relapse prevention in psychosis
14	Creativity and the therapeutic use of the creative arts

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1) Halter MJ. Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach. 7th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences; 2013. 2) Hannigan B, Coffey M. Using Evidence to Inform Practice, The Handbook of Community Mental Health Nursing, London; 2003. 3) Mohr WK. Faundational Concepts in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Lippincott, Philadelphia; 2009. 4) T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ruh Sağlığı Politikası, Ankara; 2006. 5) T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. Ulusal Ruh Sağlığı Eylem Planı (2011-2023), Ankara; 2011. 6) Townsend MC. Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice, 6. Edition, FA Davis Company, Philadelphia; 2013. 7) Townsend MC. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice, 8. Edition, FA Davis Company, Philadelphia; 2014. 8) Vandiver VL. Evidence-Based Mental Health for Health Promotion Practice, Integrating Health Promotion and Mental Health, Oxford University Press; 2009. 9) Worley NK. Mental Health Nursing in the Community. Philadelphia; 1997.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High