It is the intent of the faculty to facilitate student learning through a variety of teaching/learning methods including lecture, demonstration, audio-visual aids, group discussion, group or individual research and presentations and experiential learning as a group member with the intent of facilitating the development of group skills.
In this course, within the context of the Douglas College Psychiatric Nursing Department’s caring philosophy and conceptual framework, students will focus on developing the psychiatric nursing role and promoting health in clients through an understanding of group process and the acquisition of group skills. Specific concepts that will be addressed are:
1. History and evolution of group treatment processes and theoretical perspectives.
2. Group structure and process.
3. Development of group skills.
4. Phases of group development including group membership roles and leadership styles.
5. Examination of personal attitudes, values, and beliefs.
6. Legal and ethical issues.
In this course the student will use the Psychiatric Nursing Curricular Threads (professionalism, health promotion, and caring), Concepts (crisis, comfort, hope, loss, power, resiliency, integrity) and Variables (psychosocial, physiological, cultural, spiritual, developmental) to integrate knowledge, skills and attitudes related to group structure and process in the development of group skills when caring for individuals across the life span experiencing episodic or ongoing health challenges.
The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College evaluation policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This is a graded course.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.