On successful completion of this unit students should be able to: 1. Outline social, developmental and cultural factors that impact on mental health and wellness; 2. Discuss major mental health...

On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
1. Outline social, developmental and cultural factors that impact on mental health and wellness; 2. Discuss major mental health priorities and related strategies, including models of mental health care; 3. Reflect critically on the experiences of mental illness from consumer and carer perspectives; (GA 4) 4. Assess a person’s mental health status within the contexts of an holistic health assessment and potential underlying pathology; 5. Determine appropriate evidence-based nursing interventions and describe medical and allied health interventions for the promotion of mental health, and prevention, early intervention, management of and recovery from common mental illnesses