This module is open only to students enrolled on the Foundation Degree in Social Care

Andrew G and Jenkins R (1999) Management of Mental Disorders
Barnes M and Bowl R (2001) Taking over the Asylum; Empowerment and Mental Health Palgrave
Denney D (1998) Social Policy and Social Work Clarendon Press
Laing R D (1967) Sanity, madness and the family Penguin
Plath S (1963) The Bell Jar Faber
Rogers A and Pilgrim D (1996) Mental Health Policy in Britain Macmillan

Whole group sessions (6 x 4 hrs = 24 hrs) Lectures and workshops to explain key concepts relating to current legislation and theoretical perspectives underpinning the available services and treatments. Opportunities for students to engage more actively in learning through presentations, case studies/discussions and tutor led discussions.

Directed and independent study (126hrs) including preparation for seminars and for the assignment through guided reading, library research, internet and current news media coverage of mental health issues. Work placement observation, make entries in their professional development portfolio and use professional practice personnel appropriately as a resource for learning.
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Practice based learning

This will involve the observation and interaction with professionals and service users, interviews,, reflective practice and applying learning to own practice.

Summative assessment: Student presentations based on case studies .
The presentation to be individual between 10-15 minutes and a report submitted
100%

This will assess Learning Outcomes 1-4

Module handbook
Access to appropriate texts and journals
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist online sources.
Presentation equipment e.g. LCP, flip charts, ohp

This module aims to provide students with an understanding of how our current perspectives of mental heal/illness have evolved and how these perspectives have shaped legislation and services. It will explore medical categories of mental illness in terms of individuals? experience of illness, and public and professional responses to people defined as mentally ill.

1. How current legislation in this field has evolved and how it is used.

2. The different models/theories applied to mental health/illness.

3. Different categories of mental illness and the purpose of services and treatments available.

4. How the lives of individuals and their significant others may be affected by the experience of, and/or categorisation of the symptoms.