Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LM Ethics in Mental Health and Wellbeing
School	Educational Enterprise
Department	Wiley
Module Code	03 39511
Module Lead	Roxana Baiasu
Level	Masters Level
Credits	10
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Guided independent study-100 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	This module introduces and explores ethics of wellbeing and mental health as it applies to psychiatric and clinical responses to mental disorder. The module considers philosophical research and evidence in considering the ethics of early intervention and prevention, stigma and justice/injustice in mental health, and the ethics of psychiatric research and clinical practice, introducing and evaluating critical approaches to mental health and anti-psychiatry. The module will also consider ethics and mental health from the perspective of those with lived experience and consider issues of moral responsibility and justice in mental health.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Identify and summarise key ethical issues within mental health systems. Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of philosophical responses to key ethical issues within mental health systems. Apply philosophical theory and research to critically investigate the ethics of psychiatric research and clinical practice approaches to mental health and wellbeing. Incorporating ethical considerations, design applied interdisciplinary research on mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan.
Assessment	39511-01 : Coursework : Coursework (60%) 39511-02 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) (40%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 60% In course assignment: coursework: essay, or philosophical/ethical reflection on a case study) 2000 words. 40% In course assignment: self-activated timed (45-60 minutes) examination- (e.g. SAQ,Quiz or MCQ) Reassessment: Resitting of any examination-based assessments using an alternative question assessment. Resubmission of coursework using an alternative coursework assessment question.
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