PERSON-CENTRED CARE IN PHARMACY PRACTICE

PHA4PCC

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Many factors in a person's life can affect their health and the way they approach their healthcare. This is especially pertinent when that person may be using substances. An important element of pharmaceutical care is to take these factors and the person's level of health literacy into account when dealing with them as a patient. This requires pharmacists to change their approach to a patient accordingly. Students will learn about heath literacy, motivational interviewing, cognitive behaviour therapy and other counselling frameworks and the communication skills to respond appropriately. Topics covered include health and emotional literacy, conflict and challenging behaviour, ethics, privacy and consent, mental health, abuse, addiction, loss and grief, sexuality, stigma and discrimination and cultural and religious diversity. Successful completion of this subject also affords the student Mental Health First Aid certification.

School: Molecular Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Jason Buccheri

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Available as Elective: No

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Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: PHA4DUS

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

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Quota Management Strategy: N/A

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Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

A behavioural approach to pharmacy practice

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Gaud

Year: 2000

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Publisher: Blackwell Science

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Mental health First Aid Manual

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Kitchener, Jorm & Kelly

Year: 2017

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Publisher: Mental Health First Aid Australia

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Professional and therapeutic communication

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Birks, Chapman & Davis

Year: 2015

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Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Recommended Inclusive practice for health professionals

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Davis, Birks & Chapman

Year: 2015

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Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically analyse biopsychosocial models of health and dependence and evaluate the impact that different life events, cultures, gender, sexuality and experiences may have on individuals, families and communities and how this might affect the health needs, including the use of substances, of that person and community and apply this to the role the pharmacist can play in maintaining the health of people with dependence issues.
02. Assess and compare the practical impact that motivational interviewing, cognitive behaviour therapy and other counselling frameworks have on managing health conditions, in particular substance dependence, and apply this knowledge in practice for planning of treatment.
03. Build strategies to improve skills in working with people who use substances, especially those that come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, forensic clients and other complex patients and those who may present challenging behaviour. Describe the impact of emotional literacy on interpersonal relationships with these people.
04. Outline the role health literacy plays in people managing their own health and how this can relate to improved practice outcomes. Create inclusive practice when working with people with substance dependence and their families.
05. Develop strategies and practical skills for challenging and preventing stigma and discrimination, particularly around substance use, in families and communities and thereby aid in improving health service delivery models.
06. Utilise a mental health first aid framework to provide support to adults who show initial signs and symptoms of mental health problems and to provide mental health first aid in a crisis situation.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.