• Psychotherapeutic approach (practical presentation and demonstration):During the first tutorial in week 2, students will be allocated into five groups of 4-5 students per group. Each group will also be allocated a psychotherapeutic approach (listed below). Each group will present an overview of the psychotherapeutic approach (its origins, what it is used for and how) and a demonstration of how the psychotherapeutic approach is employed clinically. The student presentations will be conducted in the tutorials during week 10 and 11.
• Psychotherapeutic approach (brief report): For this assessment, each student is required to write a 1500 word brief report based on the therapeutic approach allocated to their group for Assessment 1.  The brief report should start with 1) a succinct description of the approach/therapy (e.g. what it is, what it is used for, who it is used with); 2) an example of one strategy/technique used in this approach and 3) a concise discussion of the research evidence for the effectiveness of the approach.
  The psychotherapeutic approaches to be covered are;
• Acceptance and commitment therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Solution-focused brief therapy
• Dialectical behaviour therapy
• Psychodynamic interpersonal therapy
• Final exam: The exam comprises a mix of multiple choice, short and longer answer responses. Material covered through readings, lectures, tutorial activities, and tutorial and workshop sessions provide the knowledge base for this assessment.
• Consumer wellness plan and therapeutic interpersonal mental health nursing skill:While on placement, students will assist someone with completing a “consumer-wellness plan” and engage with an individual or group in a therapeutic activity. This could be as part of co-facilitating a therapeutic group or discussing basic health information with a patient. Skills used during the interpersonal interaction and experience from both tasks, will be presented to their facilitator and peers.
• Off-campus clinical performance: To complete this assessment successfully you are required to demonstrate safe, efficient, and effective performance of nursing practice activities with people experiencing mental health challenges.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.