105 - 120 hours of practicum including 1 week of seminar (practicum hours depend on clinical placement setting)
Practicum experience in Community Mental Health PSR settings includes supervised practice settings, group discussions, seminars, and self-study.
- Application of CMHW program theoretical concepts:
- PSR approach and Recovery Model of mental health care
- Therapeutic relationships
- Therapeutic communication
- Caring client centered practice
- Experience with utilizing/following agency policies and procedures
- Experience with ensuring respectful client confidentiality
- Conducting holistic assessments and developing a client-centered care plan
- Experience with working within the CMHW practice roles and limitations
- Clinical documentation
- Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team
Upon completion of this course, the successful learner will be able to:
- Demonstrate the application of the CMHW course theory into clinical practice:
- PSR approach and Recovery Model of mental health care
- Therapeutic relationships
- Therapeutic communication skills
- Caring client-centered practice
- Demonstrate safety, respect, and accountability in adherence to Douglas College and agency policies and procedures
- Promote and support clients' rights and responsibilities while following ethical standards of practice
- Demonstrate the importance of client confidentiality
- Demonstrate self-awareness through use of a clinical practice self-evaluation tool
- Practice within the multidisciplinary team
Course evaluation is consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. Students will receive a detailed outline of performance expectations at the beginning of the course. This is a Mastery course based on demonstration of having met course learning outcomes and performance expectations.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
A list of reading materials is provided to the students at the beginning of the semester.