Study Guide

Objectives

The student
• critically evaluates mental health and substance abuse work in accordance with international and national human rights recommendations and regulations
• evaluates and develops his/her own activities and the activities of the work community from the perspective of human rights, inclusion and recovery orientation
• critically examines mental health and mental health challenges from different theoretical perspectives 
• develops and implements people-centered, inclusion-enhancing and stigma-reducing methods

Content

Ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse work
Human rights and participation in mental health and substance abuse work
Stigma and the prevention of exclusion
Theoretical starting points of mental health and mental health challenges
Client and people centeredness and citizenship
Experience and recovery orientation

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
• is able to search for information on the subject and is able to use national and international sources
• is able to apply the collected information at a descriptive level when reviewing current practices and means of action
• does not display a critical evaluation of the topic
• participates in the course inconsistently.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
• is able to seek evidence-based knowledge from both national and international sources, and is able evaluate the sources critically
• is able to construct both analyses and syntheses of the topic
• is able to use the acquired knowledge in critical evaluation and development of current practices
• generally participates in the course actively and professionally.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• is able to retrieve evidence-based knowledge from a number of national and international sources of information, critically evaluate the studies and synthesise the collected data
• shows a profound command of the subject
• is able to evaluate current practices critically and is able to create new evidence-based practices
• participates in the course actively and professionally.

Further information

Oulu University of Applied Sciences is responsible organiser of this course. According to the contract between the five UAS students in the Master studies on mental health and substance abuse as well as "path students" in these studies are eligible to participate to this course.

Intensive days will be held in Oulu. OAMK is responsible for teaching.