Section: Module 4: Lesson 1: Planning Interventions Based on Recognized Guidelines | Global Mental Health | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Articulate the objectives of the WHO’s mental health action program.
    • Identify resources and actions that can be used to achieve mental health action program objectives.
    • Outline the principles for essential care and practice in relation to mental, neurological, and substance use disorders.
    • Assess the roles and relationships of entities related to the mental health services framework with regard to community needs and access.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 9 hours and 50 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire webpage and watch the video. (10 minutes)

      WHO - 2019

    • Read the content under the headings "Options for the implementation of the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2030" and " Strengthening and empowerment of people with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities and their organizations" on pgs 20-22. (7 minutes)

      WHO - 2021

    • Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes)

      The website provides a list of tools that can be used in health and mental health programs, but students are not required to click on each link.

      WHO - 2022

    • Read the content under the heading "Essential Care & Practice" on pages 5-15. (20 minutes)

      WHO - 2016

    • Read the content under the heading "Part 1: Guide for programme managers" on pages 1-23. (41 minutes)

      WHO - 2019

    • In this activity, you will formulate a potential evidence-based intervention to be implemented to improve mental health care addressing community mental health needs and gaps, goals to achieve by addressing those gaps and activities or interventions needed to achieve those goals, as well as the resources and providers required to implement said activities (350 min).

      Step 1: Review the mhGAP Community Toolkit from the WHO, Part 1: Guide for Program Managers. 

      Step 2: Download and complete the community mental health services framework table from the mhGAP Community Toolkit attached here. Complete all of the questions in the toolkit. The complete document should have between 600-800 words. 

      Step 3: To share your work, click the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work into the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B.: references are excluded from word counts).

      Step 4: Evaluate and categorize the work from one of your peers based on items A - E of this rubric. Provide a rationale for the grade you provided as well as comments or suggestions for improvement. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click “Post to forum.”

      You can use the list below as an example:

      Item A is  .…. because….  my suggestions for improvement are….
      Item B is  .…. because….  my suggestions for improvement are….
      Item C is  .…. because….  my suggestions for improvement are….
      Item D is  .…. because….  my suggestions for improvement are….
      Item E is  .…. because….  my suggestions for improvement are….

      OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

      If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”