Study Guide

Objective

The student:
- can as part of an inter-professional team plan, execute, evaluate, document and report on a person-centered/client-centered care in collaboration with the patient and relatives and demonstrate a reflective and ethical approach in care
- has expertise in mental health care and substance abuse treatment
- has expertise in care in various service environments
- can evaluate the patient's counseling needs and resources, and plan counseling and patient self-care
- knows the patient's care chain and servicesystem
- can apply knowledge about mental health and central psychiatric disorders and illnesses
- can consider how climate-related events affect mental health
- can the central evidence-based care methods used in substance abuse treatment and mental health care for patients, families and relatives
- master methods for early intervention and preventive work

Content

The central psychiatric disorders

Professional treatment of the person suffering from psychiatric illness or addiction

Patient care chain, service environments and legislation concerning mental health care and substance abuse treatment

Commitment to care

Person-centered/client-centered and family-centered guidance methods

Motivate the patient to self-care

Advocasy and person-centered care

Care relationship

Family work

Network

Rehabilitation
Climate-related stress and anxiety

Evaluation of suicide risk

Preventative mental health care work

Mini-intervention

Ethics och autonomy

Alcohol and substance abuse culture and politics in Finland

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

No preliminary requirements