Course Details in 2022/23 Session

Module Title	LM Service User and Carer Involvement in Mental Health
School	School of Psychology
Department	School of Psychology
Module Code	03 34478
Module Lead	Dr Sarah Carr, Dr Karen Newbigging
Level	Masters Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
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Description	This module investigates service user and carer involvement in mental health. It gives a foundational introduction to service user and carer involvement; examines critical and practical perspectives on co-production; rights, advocacy and decision-making; power, ethics and psychiatry; disability politics and mental health; equalities and human rights; carer perspectives; the service user and survivor movement history and theory; service user and survivor research and epistemologies.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module, students should be able to: Critically assess service user and carer perspectives on psychiatry, psychology and mental health services Critically reflect on the influence of service user and carer involvement on the development of psychiatry, psychology and mental health services Understand and appraise disability and service user/survivor politics and theoryExplore the interaction of academic and practice knowledge and experiential knowledge through a case study.
Assessment	34478-01 : 2,000 Word Individual Assignment 1 : Coursework (50%) 34478-02 : 2,000 Word Individual Assignment 2 : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment will be as follows:1 x 2000 word reflective assignment on an aspect of mental health research or practice that has been influenced by service user and survivor and/or carer politics and theory (50%) ;1 x 2000 word theory into practice case study assignment critically examining an approach to co-production or service user and/or carer involvement in an organisation, research or practice aspect of the student’s choosing (50%). Reassessment: Failed elements will be reassessed as necessary ; 2000 word reflective assignment (50%)2000 word theory into practice case study (50%).
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