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    Module 3: Practice Activities: Assessment and Management of mental, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) conditions
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        Introduction

        The Practice Support for Mental Health course has been developed to introduce you to the mhGAP Intervention Guide, and the use of the mhGAP Guide to direct assessment and management decisions of Mental, Neurological and Substance abuse (MNS) conditions.

        The course is designed to help you: 

        1. Summarize the mental health treatment gap and detail the characteristics and mode of use of the mhGAP Intervention Guide.
        2. Identify tips for respectful and effective communication.
        3. Detail the steps to perform a Mental, Neurological and Substance abuse (MNS) assessment.
        4. Detail the steps for the management of MNS conditions.
        5. Differentiate common presentations of MNS conditions.
        6. Recognize the central aspects of the assessment and management of MNS conditions.
        7. Use the mhGAP Guide to take assessment and management decisions of MNS conditions.

        This course was developed by NextGenU.org (NGU).

        There are three (3) modules to complete, which include:

        Module 1: What's mhGAP
        Module 2: Essential Care & Practice
        Module 3: Practice Activities Part 1: Assessment and Management of Mental, Neurological and Substance Abuse (MNS) Conditions.

        Approximate time for completion of this course is 8 hours at an average reading rate of 144 words/minute.

        Engaging with this course

        • To register for this course, complete the registration form. Begin the course with Module 1. For each lesson, read the description. 
        • There is a final quiz to assess your understanding of some important concepts. Click on the hyperlinks to take you to these items in each topic.

        Requirements to obtain the certificate 

        You may browse this course for free to learn for your personal enrichment. There are no requirements.

        This content is designed to enhance the study of nursing. To become a nurse, learners must successfully complete a program of study approved by the government or state-regulatory agency in their place of residence. Make sure you are in compliance with the scope of practice of your regulatory body.

        To PASS and Obtain a Certificate

        • All reading requirements
        • The final exam with a minimum of 80% and a maximum of 3 attempts 
        • The self and course evaluation forms

        This course meets nationally approved standards of education developed for the addiction/substance use disorders counseling profession. This course's participants are assured that the continuing education (CE) credits provided will be accepted toward national credentialing by the NAADAC Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP), as well as by many of the individual state licensing/certification bodies in the addiction and other helping professions.


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      • Module 1: What's mhGAP

        Student Learning Outcome:

        • Summarize the mental health treatment gap.
        • Detail the characteristics and mode of use of the mhGAP Intervention Guide.
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          Required Learning Resources and Activities

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          WHO: Mental Health Gap Action Programme URL
          Students must
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          Watch the entire video (7 minutes)

          WHO-2016

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          mhGAP Intervention Guide URL
          Students must
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          Read the content on pages 1-4 (11 minutes)

          WHO-2016

      • Module 2: Essential Care & Practice

        Student Learning Outcome:

        • Identify tips for respectful and effective communication.
        • Detail the steps to perform a neurological and substance abuse (MNS) assessment.
        • Detail the steps for the management of mental, neurological, and substance abuse (MNS) conditions.
        • Differentiate common presentations of mental, neurological, and substance abuse (MNS) conditions.
        • Required Learning Resources and Activities
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          mhGAP Intervention Guide URL
          Students must
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          Read the content on pages 5-18 (26 minuntes)

          WHO-2016

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          Discussion Forum: Essential Care & Practice
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          Start discussions: 1
          Post replies: 1
          Make forum posts: 2

          In this activity, write a case study for one of the priority MNS conditions based on Page 15 Master Chart.

          Step 1: Select one of the primary MNS conditions.

          Step 2: Write a 300-500 word case study for the selected condition.

          1. Research the selected condition

          2. Use this recommended structure

            1. Section 1 - A case history

              1. Background information

              2. Description of the presenting problem 

              3. Diagnosis

            2. Section 2 - Treatment plan

              1. Psychological approach 

              2. Pharmacological approach

              3. Humanistic approach

          Step 3: To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in 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: To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least one post made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential improvements for their guidelines 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.”

          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.”



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          Quiz: Module 2

          To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to respond to the questions.

          TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

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          • The activity Course Registration is marked complete
          • The activity Pre-Test is marked complete
      • Module 3: Practice Activities: Assessment and Management of mental, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) conditions

        Student Learning Outcome:
        • Recognize the central aspects of the assessment and management of MSN conditions.
        • Use the mhGAP guide to take assessment and management decisions of MSN conditions.
        • Required Learning Resources and Activities


        • url icon
          mhGAP Intervention Guide URL
          Students must
          View

          Read the entire slideshow (10 minutes)

          WHO-2016

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          Open Book Case Studies: Practice Support for Mental Health Quiz
          Students must
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          Make attempts: 1
          Receive a grade
          Receive a passing grade

          In this activity, you can use the guide to solve the case studies. 

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          Discussion Forum: Assessment and Management of Mental, Neurological and Substance Abuse (MNS) Conditions
          Students must
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          Start discussions: 1
          Post replies: 1
          Make forum posts: 2

          In this activity, choose one of the MNS conditions and contrast the treatment guidelines of your country with the mhGAP guideline.

          Step 1: Choose one MNS condition.

          Step 2: Write a 200-450 word discussion post that contrasts the assessment and management guidelines of your country with the mhGAP guideline.

          Step 3: To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in 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: To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least one post made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential improvements for their guidelines 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.”

          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.”


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          Open Book Quiz: Module 3

          To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to respond to the questions.

          You can use this Guide to respond to the questions.

          TO PASS THIS QUIZ, YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

          Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Module 2 is marked complete
      • Final Exam

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          Final Exam Quiz

          To take the final exam, you must complete all quizzes and complete all the required activities. The final exam consists of  23 questions, and you will have 23 minutes to complete it. When the time is over, you will have two minutes to submit your attempt before it expires, and your progress is discarded. You will not be able to answer additional questions in the grace period.

          To access the exam, click on the name of the exam provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to respond to the questions.


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          • All of:
            • The activity Course Registration is marked complete
            • The activity Pre-Test is marked complete
            • The activity Open Book Case Studies: Practice Support for Mental Health is marked complete
            • The activity Discussion Forum: Essential Care & Practice is marked complete
            • The activity Quiz: Module 2 is marked complete
            • The activity Discussion Forum: Assessment and Management of Mental, Neurological and Substance Abuse (MNS) Conditions is marked complete
            • The activity Open Book Quiz: Module 3 is marked complete
      • Course and Self Evaluation & Certificate

        In this section, you can provide feedback about this course to help us make NextGenU.org better. Once evaluations are completed, you will be able to download your certificate of completion.

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          Please help us make NextGenU.org courses even better by submitting this evaluation. Your evaluation is confidential and used only for improving our trainings.
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          Please take the time to reflect on how you would evaluate yourself as a learner.
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