Advanced Mental Health Planning and Interventions (APP788DL)

This module supports mental health practitioners, within the context of person-centred therapeutic alliance
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Key features

This module supports mental health practitioners, within the context of person-centred therapeutic alliances, to work in partnership with people who have complex mental health needs, and with interprofessional colleagues, to plan, co-produce, lead, and evaluate a range of evidence-based interventions.
It explores increasing levels of competence, autonomy, professional accountability, and complex decision-making when working with clinical complexity.
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Module code

APP788DL

Credits

20

FHEQ Level

7 - masters degree

Location

Distance learning

Module aims

The aims of the module are to prepare students, within the context of advanced practice and person-centred therapeutic alliances, to:
  • Lead effective collaboration within and across agencies.
  • Exercise professional judgement and leadership to effectively promote safety and mitigate risk, especially in the presence of deteriorating conditions, multi-morbidity, complexity and unpredictability.
  • Promote and lead collaborative, person-centred care and treatment planning.
  • Prescribe, implement and evaluate a range of evidence-based interventions.

Module content

  • Person-centred therapeutic alliances and advanced level communication skills.
  • Professional accountability and advocacy.
  • Ethical, legal and professional obligations.
  • Co-production, shared decision-making.
  • Collaborative inter-professional and multi-agency working.
  • Promoting safety and mitigating risk.
  • Leading collaborative care and treatment planning.
  • Responding to deteriorating conditions.
  • Evidence-based based interventions (pharmacological / psychological / occupational / environmental / social).
  • Evaluation of intervention.

Learning outcomes

  • Provide an advanced critical analysis of how the application of therapeutic factors enable the delivery of safe and effective mental health interventions for patients and their carers.
  • Systematically critically evaluate the impact of collaborative practice with a range of professions and agencies in providing effective mental health interventions.
  • Provide an advanced critical analysis of collaborative risk management interventions in the presence of unpredictability and uncertainty, using least restrictive practices.
  • Promote and lead collaborative care and treatment planning through an advanced critical exploration of a range of evidence-based interventions, selecting and applying environmental, occupational, pharmacological, psychological and social interventions in complex contexts.
  • Apply a systematic understanding and evaluation of the efficacy of care and treatment plans and interventions, using evidence-based evaluation tools and/or outcome measures in collaboration with patients.

Admissions information

Additional information and documentation required for the application process.
  • Application forms.
  • Change of name forms.
  • Pre-course information.
  • Downloadable guides.
  • Student card.
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Module dates

18, 25 September, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October, 6 November 2025
Occasionally delivery dates might be subject to change - always check with the module lead or Professional Development Unit.
Please be aware that all modules run to minimum numbers.
In the event that there are low numbers, this module may be rescheduled to an alternative date.
Some modules are also subject to maximum numbers.

Entry requirements

You will normally be a healthcare professional with a first degree or a related academic degree. BSc (Hons) at 2:2 or above, or European first cycle equivalent. Clinicians without a degree but with appropriate experience may be eligible to apply. Overseas students require IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent required.
As this module is delivered online it isn't available to full-time international students with student route visas.

Fees

Module lead

The lead for this module is Tracey Cassidy.

InterCity Place

You can contact the Professional Development Unit with any queries

Prospective student enquiries:
Current student enquiries:
Professional Development Unit, The University of Plymouth - Intercity Place
Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 17:00 and Friday 8:30 - 16:30.