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PS3:Applying Psychological and Sociological aspects to Complex Care. - HEA00161H

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  • Department: Health Sciences
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: H
  • Academic year of delivery: 2025-26
    • See module specification for other years: 2024-25

Module summary

This module explores complex care interventions and encourages the learner to explore collaborative and shared approaches to patient care.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2025-26

Module aims

Students will demonstrate their ability to critically evaluate their role in the assessment, interventions and evaluation of complex care and multi-morbidity in health and social care settings.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students will be able to:

  1. Evaluate the role of the nurse in supporting the care of others with complex needs.
  2. Evaluate holistic assessment of stresses and vulnerabilities related to emotional distress to support recovery.
  3. Reflect on the importance of collaborative formulation of management plans, incorporating supported and shared decision-making.
  4. Apply collaboratively agreed interventions to support complex needs through effective communication.
  5. Use systematic approaches to find, critically appraise and synthesise research and other types of evidence to help inform decision-making in complex patient care.

Module content

Cancer, Frailty ,Addiction, Psychosis, Dual diagnosis, Challenging behaviours, End of Life Care, Metabolic syndrome FGM
Major Incident Management / Evidence for practice - Question formulation / Searching / Appraisal / Narrative overview of research, Aggression / Conflict resolution / PTSD
Simple interventions / Equality and Diversity, De-prescribing ,Coping strategies

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100.0

Special assessment rules

Non-compensatable

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100.0

Module feedback

Written feedback for the summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.

Indicative reading

Miller, W.R. and Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational Interviewing. Third edition, helping people change.
Guilford Press.
Trenoweth S. & Moone N. (2017). Psychosocial Assessment in Mental Health. Sage Publishing.
Collins, E. Drake, M. Deacon, M. (Eds.) (2013) The physical care of people with mental health problems: A
guide for best practice. Sage Publications.


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