The aim of GENA 710 is to give community-based health professionals a sound foundation for the recognition and management of mental health issues that commonly present in primary health care settings. The paper considers assessment, care planning and care delivery for patients with mental health issues. It also reviews current mental health status data and policy directions for primary-care-based service delivery and workforce development.
About this paper
| Paper title | Mental Health and Illness in Primary Care |
|---|---|
| Subject | General Practice |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,103.25 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- GENX 710
- Limited to
- PGCertGP, MHealSc, PGCertPHC, PGDipGP, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC
- Notes
- (i) Includes residential period/s. (ii) Students must hold a recognised qualification as a health professional and be currently employed in a primary health care setting.
- Eligibility
Suitable for health professionals from a range of disciplines.
- Contact
- primarycare.distance@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View further information on Postgraduate Study in Primary Health Care
- Teaching staff
Convenor: To be confirmed
- Paper Structure
Elective paper for the Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Health Care (PGDipPHC).
The paper has five modules covering:- Promoting mental health and well-being
- Assessing for well-being
- Supporting well-being
- Supporting the life journey
- Complexity in care
- Teaching Arrangements
One compulsory workshop period. Other teaching done via Blackboard and online videoconferencing.
Study Skills, resources and technology support is provided to students free of charge via a specifically developed site that is accessed through Blackboard.
- Textbooks
All resources available either via Blackboard or other online resources.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Please also refer to the Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice Graduate Profile. - Learning Outcomes
- Upon successfully completing the paper students will be able to
- List and apply the principles of promoting mental health and well-being (personal and public health concerns)
- Describe the nature of mental health and well-being, assessment/screening for illness, and classification mental illness
- Describe the management framework for mental illness, treatment modalities, models of care and workforce development
- Identify the different phases of the life journey and their particular association with mental health and illness
- List and elaborate the range complexity factors influencing mental illness including comorbidity and suicidality