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Master of Advanced clinical practice, Mental health and substance abuse care

Degree:
Master of Health Care

Degree title:
Sairaanhoitaja (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care

Credits:
90 ects

Master's Degree Programme in Advanced Clinical Practice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care, Autumn 2024

Timing plans by study path

Master's Degree Programme in Advanced Clinical Practice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care, Autumn 2023
Master's Degree Programme in Advanced Clinical Practice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care, Autumn 2022

Timing plans by study path

Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 28.02.2025

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 70

Degree programmes
  • Master of Advanced clinical practice, Mental health and substance abuse care
Teachers
  • Johanna Berg
Groups
  • YKLAMS24

Objective

The student
• masters theoretical foundations of evidence based practice
• critically evaluates and develops clinical practices and teamwork according to evidence based practice principles
• masters mental health needs assessment in cooperation with client and his/her network
• masters realization of nursing process in close co-operation with client
• critically evaluates and develops clinical practices to support clients interests and ethical sustainability

Content

• Evidence based practice in mental health and substance abuse nursing
• Holistic needs assessment of client in co-operation with the client and his/her network
• Shared desicion making and nursing process with client
• Ethical decision making
• Clinical practices related to advocacy

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.07.2024 - 28.02.2025

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Master of Advanced clinical practice, Mental health and substance abuse care
Teachers
  • Johanna Berg
Groups
  • YKLAMS23

Objective

Student:
-is capable to critically reflect and goal-orientated develop his/her own competence as advanced practice mental health nurse
-is able to utilize and share his/her knowledge and competence in different collaborative networks
-acknowledges the professional and ethical responsiilities in the development of mental health and substance abuse care
-continuously enhance his/her professional identity as advanced practice mental health nurse

Content

Reinforcing the professional identity and competence profile as APMHN
Reflexivity, skills of reflection and self-reflection, self-governance
Clinical supervision, mentorship and consultancy
Competence in educational activities and providing an example of APMHN for others
Continuous ja collaborative learning, sharing of knowledge and competence

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 31.05.2025

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 70

Degree programmes
  • Master of Advanced clinical practice, Mental health and substance abuse care
Teachers
  • Johanna Berg
Groups
  • YKLAMS24

Objective

Student
Masters theoretical foundations of the collaborative mental health and substance abuse care with families, networks and communities and is capable to critically evaluate and develop practices according to these foundations.
Is able to critically evaluate and develop practices to meet the needs of the client and in supporting client’s parenthood.
Is able to lead the collaborative processes together with clients in interdiscplinary and multiprofessional co-operation.
Is able to critically review and develop the different levels of mental health and substance abuse prevention

Content

Dialogical collaboration with families and networks in different agegroups
Responding to families’ needs for support
Supporting parenthood and families, when parent has mental health and/or substance abuse problems
Co-creation and peer support
Interdisciplinary and multiprofessional co-operation
Levels of prevention, activities and contexts of these

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.07.2024 - 30.09.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Master of Advanced clinical practice, Mental health and substance abuse care
Teachers
  • Johanna Berg
Groups
  • YKLAMS24

Objective

The student critically evaluates mental health and substance abuse work in accordance with international and national human rights recommendations and regulations - evaluates and develops his/her own activities and the activities of the work community from the perspective of human rights, inclusion and recovery orientation -critically examines mental health and mental health challenges from different theoretical perspectives -develops and implements customer-oriented, inclusion-enhancing and stigma-reducing methods

Content

Ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse work Human rights and participation in mental health and substance abuse work Stigma and the prevention of exclusion Theoretical starting points of mental health (concepts, including health and well-being) and mental health challenges (e.g. biomedical, experiential, TIC) Client and person centeredness and citizenship Experience and recovery orientation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

05.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 31.07.2026

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

5 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Master of Advanced clinical practice, Mental health and substance abuse care
Teachers
  • Salla Grommi
  • Henri Aho
  • Johanna Berg
  • Joonas Korhonen
Groups
  • YKLAMS24

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the premises, requirements and prerequisites of the organisation where the development project is carried out
· implement data retrieval systematically in Finnish and international databases
· write a theoretical framework for development project · state aim(s), purpose(s), research tasks and final outcome of the development project
· define development and evaluations methodology and describe research methods used in project implementation
· write realisable proposal for development project and research proposal when required
· describe one’s own role as an expert and project manager in development project
· discuss issues related to ethics and reliability
· evaluate and anticipate risks of development project

Content

· Idea/brainstorming seminar
· Literature review
· Proposal for development project (research proposal enclosed if needed)
· Master thesis agreement
· Proposal seminar
· Data retrieval webcourse (1cr)
· Peer feedback

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.07.2024 - 16.12.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Master of Advanced clinical practice, Mental health and substance abuse care
Teachers
  • Johanna Berg
Groups
  • YKLAMS23

Objective

The student
-examines mental health and substance abuse work critically in terms of sustainable development goals and ethical responsibility

-identifies and reflects on global and national phenomena affecting to mental health and in addition, societal and communal levels of influencing to them

-evaluates and develops current and new methods of mental health and substance abuse work in a future-oriented way and together with clients

Content

• Sustainable development and ethical responsibility in mental health and substance abuse work
• Global and national phenomena affecting to mental health
• Societal and communal influencing
• Critical evaluation and use of various methods in mental health and substance abuse work (e.g. opportunities and challenges of digitalization)
• Customer- and future oriented, innovative way to work within mental health and substance abuse

Evaluation scale

H-5