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SP32052: Mental health social work 2

[Page last updated: 23 May 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take SP22033
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit students will be able to: 1. Assess needs, risks and strengths in collaboration with service users and carers, in order to plan and intervene to promote wellbeing
* (PS 1.2, 3.4, 3.15). 2. Explain the range of theories and models for social work intervention in mental health with individuals, families, groups and communities and the methods derived from them (PS 1.1). 3. Recall mental health law, capacity law and mental health policy and explain how they impact on practice (PS 3.1, 3.15, 4.4). 4. Practice in an interagency, multidisciplinary and inter-professional environment (PS 2.3, 3.6, 3.13) 5. Recognise the value of research and analysis and be able to evaluate such evidence to inform their own practice (PS 4.2, 4.3). 6. Recognise the impact of culture, equality and diversity on practice and strategies to challenge discrimination (PS 1.5, 4.1).
* Social Work England's Professional Standards (PS)


Synopsis: Build on 'Mental Health Social Work 1', in which you developed fundamental knowledge of the contested nature of mental health problems, as well as mental health policy and law. You'll learn about key themes and issues within contemporary mental health policy., while developing your understanding of more complex mental health and capacity law. This unit prepares you to assess needs, risks and strengths and work collaboratively with service users and their carers to promote their wellbeing.

Content:
* The concept of recovery in mental health and its policy applications
* Risk assessment and management within mental health services
* Multi-disciplinary working
* A critical view of psychiatric assessment
* Family work in mental health settings
* The Liberty Protection Safeguards
* Community Treatment orders
* Independent Mental Health Advocacy
* Working with offenders with mental health problems
* Working with violence and aggression within mental health services
* Mental Health Tribunals.

Course availability:

SP32052 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB33 : BSc(Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies (Year 3)

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