POPLPRAC 702 : Adult Mental Health and CBT Skills for Primary Care
Medical and Health Sciences
2025 Semester One (1253) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
It is also appropriate for those currently enrolled in applied PG health practitioner programmes such as AOD clinicians and MCounselling.
- Developing a Context for Mental Health (Epidemiology, psychosomatic interface, recovery approach, cultural perspectives, access inequalities)
- Strengthen knowledge base of high prevalence mental health conditions (particularly depression & anxiety disorders including phobia's & PTSD, also including eating disorders, adjustment disorders, maternal mental health, alcohol & drugs). Foundation skills in mental health screening, assessment, and risk assessment and also covered.
- Understand and develop early competence and clinical skills in using a brief cognitive-behavioural tool with patients, to provide a brief psychological intervention for mild, non-complex presentations. Learn how to use this tool in a targeted way for different presentations.
- Increase knowledge regarding Māori and Pacific views of health
- Build reflection and evaluation of own practice
Course Contacts
Dr. Marion Roberts
Course Administrator
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of access to and suitability of mental health services in Aotearoa NZ across cultures (Capability 1.1 and 1.2)
- Develop competency to identify, assess, and manage common mental illness in primary care (Capability 3.2 and 6.1)
- Demonstrate knowledge of mental health presentations, treatment options, and referral options for a patient who presents with mental illness in primary care (Capability 3.2 and 6.2)
- Critically evaluate and reflect on mental health care and treatment ( includes patient / client centred communication skills) (Capability 1.1, 6.1, 8.1 and 8.2)
- Apply understanding of the Cognitive Behavioural Model (at an introductory level) to a patient / client in primary care (Capability 3.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-choice & short-answer test | 20% | Individual Test |
| CBT Assignment | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Case Presentation | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| Discussions | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Multi-choice & short-answer test | ||||||||||
| CBT Assignment | ||||||||||
| Case Presentation | ||||||||||
| Discussions | ||||||||||
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard [15] point course and students are expected to spend up to 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in. The course is a hybrid design (mixing online & in person elements).
For this course, the majority of work is self-directed and online. You can expect 1 hour of online lectures per week, 1-3 hours reading and thinking about the content, 2 consecutive days of on-campus block teaching (clinical skills workshop), and 1-2 hours of work per week on assignments (this will ebb and flow across the semester).
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
In-person attendance at the scheduled 2-day campus teaching is compulsory, in order to complete the practical/applied components of the course. These 2 days are highly interactive & typically run from 930-430pm at Grafton campus, central Auckland.
Other lecture content will be available as online recorded lectures via canvas. Note that the 2-day campus teaching will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
Attendance on campus is not required for the test, which is online.
Assignments are submitted online via canvas, the university online teaching & learning platform.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a suggested weekly timetable, however there is flexibility to complete more or less as each student has capacity.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Recommended learning resources, in particular a comprehensive reading list, is provided in the course outline on Canvas.
The course has a high level of academic reading (mostly applied in nature) to complement in person and online lecture content.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
The course is for registered healthcare clinicians and registered allied health workers only (eg GP, Nurse, Social worker). It is also appropriate for those currently enrolled in applied PG health practitioner programmes such as AOD clinicians and MCounselling.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.