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Unit Learning Guide
100201
Innovation and Improvement in Mental Health
Care
2022
Issued under the authority of the Teaching and Learning Committee
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the Unit ................................................................................ XXXXXXXXXX3Â
1.1. Unit Details .............................................................................................. XXXXXXXXXX3Â
1.2. Unit Description ....................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX3Â
1.3. Unit Learning Outcomes ......................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX3Â
1.4. Unit Staff ................................................................................................. XXXXXXXXXX4Â
1.5. Unit Improvements .................................................................................. XXXXXXXXXX4Â
2. Weekly Schedule ........................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX5Â
3. Unit Requirements ........................................................................................ XXXXXXXXXX6Â
3.1. Assessment Overview ............................................................................ XXXXXXXXXX6Â
3.2. Referencing Style .................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX6Â
XXXXXXXXXXAssessment Task Descriptions ............................................................... XXXXXXXXXX7Â
Assessment Task 1: Supporting innovation ........................................................ XXXXXXXXXX7Â
Assessment Task 2: Quality improvement .......................................................... XXXXXXXXXX9Â
Assessment Task 3: Tools for innovation .......................................................... XXXXXXXXXX11Â
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1. Introduction to the Unit
1.1. Unit Details
Unit Name Innovation and Improvement in Mental Health Care
Unit Code 100201
Course Graduate Diploma in Applied Mental
Health Studies
AQF Level 8
Hours of Study 150
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Period, Year Semester 1, 2022.
1.2. Unit Description
Innovation and Improvement in Mental Health Care introduces students to contemporary
examples of innovation and improvement and examines opportunities for mental health
professionals, in collaboration with people with lived experience of mental illness, to create,
innovate and improve services. Students will critically reflect on the role of interprofessional
practice and leadership in promoting supportive environments for practice improvement and
the role of clinical governance as a vehicle for continuous improvement. Students will
explore the rationale for increasing the focus on the physical health of people who access
mental health services and consider the complex topic of ‘changing the culture of mental
health services’. The unit provides opportunities to appraise a range of tools for innovation
efore focusing on implementing and sustaining change in the context of innovation and
improvement in mental health care.
1.3. Unit Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of effective partnership and collaboration with
people with lived experience of mental illness regarding the improvement of mental
health care services.
2. Critically appraise the evidence about the factors that support innovation and how
interprofessional practice and leadership can encourage and promote supportive
environments for practice improvement.
3. Critically reflect on the role of clinical governance in quality improvement in mental
health services.
4. Critically evaluate a range of methods and tools for generating innovative thinking.
5. Evaluate contemporary examples of innovation and improvement in mental health
care with respect to their focus on physical health, alignment to recovery-oriented
approaches and relevance to specific life stage and health setting.
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1.4. Unit Staff
Position Name
Unit Facilitator Ms Anna Curtis
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Cohort Convenor XXXXXXXXXX
1.5. Unit Improvements
Unit improvements are made in response to student feedback. Your opportunity to contribute is
through: