2024
Support to the family caregiver of the person with mental illness
Name: Support to the family caregiver of the person with mental illness
Code: ENF14536M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/81 hours
Scientific Area:
Nursing
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The purpose of the UC is to allow students to acquire knowledge that allows them to develop specialized professional skills, to train the family member in the role of caregiver.
It is intended that students can
- Understand the transitional process experienced by the familiar
- Identify the family member's needs in the caregiver experience
- Define strategies promoting empowerment of the familiar as a caregiver
- Define protective strategies of the mental health of the familiar
It is intended that students can
- Understand the transitional process experienced by the familiar
- Identify the family member's needs in the caregiver experience
- Define strategies promoting empowerment of the familiar as a caregiver
- Define protective strategies of the mental health of the familiar
Contents
1 Family caregivers in the context of health care
1.1-Concept (s)
1.2-Rights and duties - the statute
2 The transition from family to caregiver
2.1-Some support theories (Bridges; Meleis)
2.2-The dynamics of family relationships
2.3-Change of roles and implications in daily life
2.4-The needs of the family caregiver
3 - Empower the family in the role of caregiver
3.1-Information and training
3.1.1-Illness, manifestations, evolution
3.1.2-Communication strategies
3.1.3-Community resources
3.2-The family caregiver as a self-care agent
4 - Protective mental health strategies
4.1-Relaxation
4.2-Problem solving technique
4.3-Bibliotherapy
4.4-Self-help / sharing groups
1.1-Concept (s)
1.2-Rights and duties - the statute
2 The transition from family to caregiver
2.1-Some support theories (Bridges; Meleis)
2.2-The dynamics of family relationships
2.3-Change of roles and implications in daily life
2.4-The needs of the family caregiver
3 - Empower the family in the role of caregiver
3.1-Information and training
3.1.1-Illness, manifestations, evolution
3.1.2-Communication strategies
3.1.3-Community resources
3.2-The family caregiver as a self-care agent
4 - Protective mental health strategies
4.1-Relaxation
4.2-Problem solving technique
4.3-Bibliotherapy
4.4-Self-help / sharing groups
Teaching Methods
Expository - participatory method. The dialogue, the exposition of ideas based on previous readings indicated by the teacher, will be stimulated, but also based on the students' individual experiences, in order to stimulate critical reasoning, the capacity for argumentation and oral expression.
Individual work based on an interview with a family caregiver of a person with mental illness - 85%; oral presentation of the work - 15%
Individual work based on an interview with a family caregiver of a person with mental illness - 85%; oral presentation of the work - 15%
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