Learning

Objectives
Resources and
Strategies
Types of Evidence of
achievement
Criteria to validate
objectives achieved
-Discuss the nature
and purpose of
counselling within
psychiatric nursing




















-Understand the
values of forming a
therapeutic working
alliance between
service user (client)
and psychiatric nurse
and how this can be
applied to their
subsequent
psychotherapeutic
work
Thoughtfully read, take
notes and answer
questions from the
Palmer text,
participating in weekly
discussions and
completing peer posts
with the focus on
discussing counselling,
and its nature and
purpose to psychiatric
nursing.

Become familiar with
the rudiments,
principles and practices
of the common
theoretical approaches
to counselling- and
how these are
significant to psych
nursing

Identify key attitudes,
skills, behaviors, etc.,
associated with
counseling and psych
nursing.

Become familiar with a
therapeutic alliance
what this means, the
benefits of it, etc., by
utilizing Palmer text
and other resources.

Identify how the
therapeutic alliance can
be utilized in the work
with patients, and what
this will look like, the
benefits, etc. Utilizing
counselling texts and
online literature.

Become familiar with
the skills and attitudes
that coincide with the
therapeutic alliance
Read, took notes,
answered questions and
participated in weekly
discussions, becoming
more familiar with
counselling, its nature
and importance. How
counselling coincides
with the therapeutic
relationship- which is
the heart of psych
nursing. How
counselling allows for
therapeutic work- i.e.
progress, change,
motivation, etc.

Became familiar with
therapeutic approaches
to counselling, the
dynamics of
counselling, skills,
attitudes, etc.
Recognized how these
coincide with our
standards of practice for
psych nursing.


Have become familiar
with the therapeutic
alliance, how important
this alliance, this
collaboration and
partnership are to the
relationship with clients
and the work that is
done.

Allows for trust, and
partnership, therefor
allows for therapeutic
work to commence

Familiar with how to
initiate and maintain
this therapeutic alliance,
and how to use it to
benefit the client.



5/5- I feel confident in
my knowledge and my
ability to discuss this
knowledge In regards
to counselling, and the
nature and purpose of
it within psych
nursing. I feel
confident in my ability
to apply counselling
skills in my practice,
with this knowledge of
its purpose, aim,
requirements, etc.














5/5- I am competent in
my knowledge and
skills in regards to the
therapeutic alliance,
understanding this,
initiating this,
maintaining this, and
applying this to
therapeutic work-
recognizing the
benefits of this.