Therapeutical nurse-patient relationship in mental health and substance abuse nursing (5 cr)

Objective

You improve your competence in cooperative therapeutic relationships.
You improve your cognitive capabilities and skills in mental health care, psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation.
You are able to guide customers in matters relating to mental health, substance abuse and care service system.

Content

What are the issues that affect and promote the cooperative relationship?
What are the means and methods in the cooperative relationship?
What are the tools: resource and solution-focused approach, methods for early intervention and initiating discussion?
What are the key psychotherapies, discretionary rehabilitative psychotherapy provided by Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland)?
How do you carry out conscious self-reflection of your own methods and actions?

Course material

The following books (where applicable)
Mönkkönen, Kaarina. 2018.
Vuorovaikutus asiakastyössä : asiakkaan kohtaaminen sosiaali- ja terveysalalla. (e-book)

Mönkkönen Kaarina., Kekoni, Taru & Pehkonen, Aini. (toim.) 2019. Moniammatillinen yhteistyö. (e-book)

Järvinen, Ritva ; Lankinen, Aila ; Taajamo, Terhi ; Veistilä, Minna ; Virolainen, Arja.
Perheen parhaaksi : perhetyön arkea

Mielenterveyshoitotyö
Hämäläinen, Kaisu, Kanerva, Anne, Kuhanen, Carita, Schubert, Carla, Seuri, Tarja. Mielenterveyshoitotyö. 2017. SanomaPro. (e-book)

Partanen, Airi, Holmberg, Jan, Inkinen, Maria, Kurki, Marjo, Salo-Chydenius, Sisko. Päihdehoitotyö. 2015. SanomaPro. (e-book)

Other study and source material is presented at the beginning of the course in Learn.

Study forms and methods

The course will be completed online in 17.9.- 28.11.2025

The course is a complementary course of study and is aimed at end-stage nurse students. Participation in the course requires basic studies in mental health work, i.e. mental health, substance abuse and crisis nursing 5 ECTS theoretical studies and approved completion of internships related to the course.

Studying takes place entirely online. The course starts with a volunteer starter info on 17 September at 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The course consists of four learning assignments, three of which are individual assignments and one online small group assignment, completing the course requires approved learning assignments and participation in three teams small groups. Teams small groups are flexible to schedule.

At the end of the course there is one common network close-up on 27.11. from 8.30 am to 3 pm

RDI and work-related cooperation

Not in this implementation.

Timing of exams and assignments

The course's task return dates and teams pine groups' dates are presented in Learn

International cooperation

Does not materialize in this implementation.

Student workload

The scope of the course is 5 ECTS (135 t.) and the student's workload is divided as follows:



Independent study of learning material, tasks preparing teams for small groups and working in a small group (110 hours)

Customer/patient case preparation and presentation (20 hours)

Reflection and compilation of one's own learning (5 hours)

The course progresses section by section and section reflections and summaries of events in teams in small groups. Therefore, the course cannot be accelerated in this regard. The tasks are presented in more detail by section.

Course part description

The parts of the course are:

Matters affecting and managing the co-operation relationship
Collaborative methods and working methods
Deepening knowledge and competence (client / patient case)
Reflection on one's own skills and learning

Further information

The course's Learn opens on 15 September 2025. Additional information will be sent to those who have registered and accepted for the course by e-mail before the start of the course in the week beginning 25 August.

The optional start of the course is on 17 September from 2 pm to 3 pm. You can join the Info from the link on the start page of the course Learn.
Further information: anna-kaarina.anttolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course will be assessed at a good 1-5 / häl. Accepted performance requires approved performance of all learning tasks and teams in small groups and online near-day participation.
The grade of the course consists of the weighted average of the two learning tasks assessed numerically. All learning assignments are presented on the Learn platform of the course.