Lecture: 4 hours/week
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as discussion, case studies, group work, debate, role play/simulation, and critical thinking exercises.
- Explanatory models related to recovery, trauma-informed care, and stress–vulnerability
- Community mental health system, legislation, and policy
- Community mental health assessment frameworks such as the Community as Partner Model
- Intersection of criminal justice system and mental health
- Community mental health interventions, services, programs, and case management for individuals with persistent mental health disorders
- Health promotion, population health, and social determinants of health
- Health of vulnerable and marginalized populations
- Individual and community-based mental health challenges such as housing instability, homelessness, hoarding, and communicable diseases
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Explore explanatory models to community mental health nursing practice;
- Describe the continuum of community mental health services and the role of case management in supporting individuals with persistent mental health disorders;
- Analyze the impact of interprofessional collaboration on community mental health nursing practice;
- Apply relevant legislation, British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) ethics and practice standards, and best practices to community mental health nursing practice;
- Assess individuals and populations using community mental health assessment frameworks, such as the Community as Partner Model;
- Apply the nursing process to implement prevention and intervention strategies addressing individual and community-based health challenges such as housing instability, homelessness, hoarding, and communicable diseases;
- Discuss population health concepts, including determinants of health, in the context of community mental health; and
- Implement principles of cultural safety, social justice, and advocacy when working with vulnerable and marginalized populations, including Indigenous health, in a population health framework.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor’s Course Outline.
This is a letter-graded course.
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
For students registered in the BSPN Degree program: PNUR 3401, PNUR 3403, PNUR 3421, PNUR 3430, PNUR 3441, and PNUR 3462
For students registered in the LPN Access to Psychiatric Nursing Degree program: PHIL 3125, PNUR 3321, PNUR 3421, and PNUR 4573
Students in the BSPN and LPN Access programs are required to maintain a minimum grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.
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