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Mental Illness from a Multicultural Perspective , 15 YH credits.

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Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: UNPSY19DJÖN.

Mental Illness from a Multicultural Perspective, 20 YH credits, gives you knowledge of how different cultures affect the way mental illness is expressed, and an in-depth understanding of how the environment and care can be adapted based on ethical, religious and cultural aspects. The course prepares you for your future professional role as a specialist nurse assistant in psychiatry, with the ability to explain how these factors affect everyday life for people with mental illness.

Duration: 4 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: Full-time study equivalent to 20 YH credits (about 4 weeks)

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About the course.

The course aims to give the student specialised knowledge of the significance of culture for how mental illness is expressed.

The course aims to give the student specialised knowledge of the significance of culture for how mental illness is expressed.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You understand how different cultures affect the way mental illness is expressed.
  • You can adapt the environment and care based on ethical, religious and cultural aspects.
  • You can explain how cultural factors affect everyday life for people with mental illness.
  • You can apply a culturally sensitive approach in your professional role.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Culture and mental illness

    How cultural background affects the expression of mental illness.

  2. Ethical and religious perspectives

    Taking ethics and religion into account in care and nursing.

  3. Adapted care environment

    Adapting the care environment to cultural needs.

  4. The professional role in multicultural care

    The specialist nurse assistant's role in multicultural care work.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course suits future specialist nurse assistants in psychiatry.

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