Throughout the module you will engaged in a variety of learning strategies. Formal lectures will be employed to deliver key content and generate group discussion. Seminar presentation, both small group and individual, will from an integral part of your learning, this affords the opportunity to synthesise information from a number of sources and select effective methods for dissemination. Independently you will be expected to reflect upon, explore and evaluate practice.

Contact hours 24% (36 hours)
Independent Study Hours 76% (114 hours) reading and assignment preparation.

Library
Tutorial support
Study skills / IT support advisors
Access to a computer and the internet (broadband access preferable)
Utilising e mail facilities

Brooker D (2006) Person-Centred Dementia Care. Making Services Better. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. London. ISBN: 9781843103370.

Braudy-Harris P (Ed) (2002) The Person with Alzheimer's Disease: Pathways to Understanding the Experience. The John Hopkins University Press. Maryland, USA. ISBN: 0801868734.

Kitwood T (1997) Dementia Reconsidered. Open University Press. Buckingham. ISBN: 0335198554.

Everybody's Business. Integrated mental health services for older adults: a service development guide. Care Services Improvement Partnership (2005). Download at:
http://www.olderpeoplesmentalhealth.csip.org.uk/everybodys-business.html

National strategy for carers. Department of Health. Download at:
http://www.carers.gov.uk/supportingcarers.htm

NICE (2006) Dementia. Supporting People with Dementia and their carers in health and social care. NICE Clinical Guideline 42. Download at: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/cg42/guidance/pdf/English/download.dspx

Our choices in mental health. Care Services Improvement Partnership (2006). Download at:
http://www.csip-plus.org.uk/CPT/Our%20Choices%20Doc%20-%20Final.pdf

In order to meet the assignment criteria it is necessary to be working with or have access to the client group.

Written Essay reflecting on an innovation in practice involving users and carers in older adult mental health services addressing learning outcomes 1,2, and 3.

Using an example from practice, critically reflect upon service user and carer engagement within your service, re-evaluating the importance of the therapeutic relationship that exists between service providers, service users and carers in older adult mental health services. Explore and critically analyse new ways of working with users and carers in older adult mental health services.

Formative assessment: students will work throughout the module on tasks that will prepare them for the summative written assignment and, receive formative feedback informally throughout the module via tutorial and peer support.

- Exploring person-hood for older adults and their carers
- The nature of the therapeutic relationship within older adult mental health services
- Communication between professionals & users and carers in older adult services
- Accessing the reality of the experiences of users & carers
- Challenging attitudes towards users & carers of older adult services
- Improving the relationship between professionals & users and carers.
- Innovative ways of working with service users and carers in older adult mental health services.
- Promoting critical thinking in everyday practice in older adult service provision.

Where possible users and carers will be engaged in module delivery.