Specialist Assistant Nurse in Psychiatry.

After completing the programme, the student should have knowledge of/in - psychiatric nursing, digital business development in practice, the meaning of digitalisation concepts, benefits, areas of responsibility and law, risk assessment regarding ethics, security, patient safety and privacy, communication and different conversation methods with an emphasis on MI, low-arousal methods in theory and practice, the importance of environmental factors for the service user/patient, laws and rules governing psychiatric nursing and the social services field, the nursing process in psychiatric care, the neuropsychiatric field regarding mental ill health, risk factors and health promotion for individuals with neuropsychiatric and psychiatric problems, the suicidal process and suicide prevention, psychiatric conditions, personality disorders, key concepts, theories and perspectives, educational adaptations and support in a life perspective, approach and attitude, neuropathic disabilities, personality disorders and mental ill health, symptoms and consequences, cognitive neuroscience, concepts in the neuropsychiatric field. Neuropsychiatric diagnoses and how they are made, the relationship of disabilities to participation and development, nursing theory, the anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system, anatomy and physiology related to psychiatry. Society's resources and routines, care chains and networks for support and assistance for people with mental disabilities, care and treatment work in substance abuse/addiction, the meaning of knowledge-based interventions, care needs in exclusion, social vulnerability and marginalisation, interventions to promote change, the possibilities and limitations of social care and treatment work, evidence-based psychological explanatory models and nursing theories, health-promoting interventions and environments, comorbidity, nursing documentation, coordinated care planning, person- and function-based support and nursing work After completing the programme, the student should have the skills to - identify possible areas for digitalisation, independently plan, carry out, present and critically review a defined project, conduct motivational and supportive therapeutic conversations based on the individual's needs and established methodology, based on ethical principles and core values, handle challenging situations with methods that protect individuals and staff, create an environment that reduces challenging behaviour, treat and communicate with patients/service users in a professional, respectful and attentive way, collaborate with different professional groups, care providers and next of kin, critically review paradigm-forming theories, explain what characterises neuropathic disabilities, personality disorders and mental health, symptoms and consequences, work from theoretical concepts at individual and group level with people with neuropsychiatric disabilities and mental ill health in a developmental and life perspective, use aids and adaptations that increase independence, use assessment and rating instruments and methods, detect symptoms of psychiatric and lifestyle diseases early, work from a salutogenic approach, independently identify needs, plan, carry out, evaluate and document interventions based on observed behaviour and assignment, communicate this with colleagues inside and outside the care team, apply legislation in the field, work with a network perspective, critically review, take in and implement national and international research findings in the workplace, collaborate with colleagues to create supportive environments for the development of the patient/service user, be an active party in quality and development work in treatment, map, plan and document support and nursing interventions; coordinated care planning, provide support, care and nursing to the patient/service user based on evidence After completing the programme, the student should have the competences to Independently and in collaboration with colleagues: see digital opportunities and contribute to the digital development of the professional role and the workplace, show an approach that promotes empowerment, convey hope and strengthen the individual, use tools and methods that identify underlying causes of affective behaviours and reduce or avoid conflicts and outbursts with a low-arousal approach, contribute observations about the patient's state of health to other professional groups, act in accordance with the laws that regulate different forms of care, apply the nursing process and different models for rehabilitation, review and assess their own way of working and approach, work in the field with prevention, educational and medical adaptations and provide support, the competence to handle challenging behaviour, take responsibility for confidentiality and professional ethical rules in their professional practice, be responsible for a team and operational planning and drive development processes, handle difficult situations from an ethical and professional approach, support care recipients, relatives and next of kin, conduct difficult conversations, identify, critically review, formulate and assess problems, choose a treatment strategy in nursing based on the individual's needs, assess the limitations of the professional role and inform the person in charge, request support and supervision, support the individual in contact with authorities and other organisations, show skill in professional collaboration, address and carry out function-based support and nursing work based on science and proven experience, optimise support and nursing interventions in mental ill health and psychiatric conditions, carry out evidence-based quality and development work in their own workplace, review and assess their own way of working and approach and thereby work for their own and others' development within the care team.