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  • SMILE: Simple, Mental Health, Initiative in Learning and Education

    Author(s)
    Ward, Louise
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Ward, Louise
    Year published
    2011
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    Context: SMILE is a Simple, Mental health, Initiative in Learning and Education. SMILE was a pilot project introduced into an undergraduate clinical nursing program, Southern Cross University, Australia 2010. The program aimed to improve the knowledge and skills of third-year nursing students participating in their first clinical placement in mental healthcare. Methods: Complementary to the clinical nursing program and the university curriculum, SMILE provided further training and support for student learning in mental healthcare. The SMILE project was a structured 15-day education program that covered the following topics: ...
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    Context: SMILE is a Simple, Mental health, Initiative in Learning and Education. SMILE was a pilot project introduced into an undergraduate clinical nursing program, Southern Cross University, Australia 2010. The program aimed to improve the knowledge and skills of third-year nursing students participating in their first clinical placement in mental healthcare. Methods: Complementary to the clinical nursing program and the university curriculum, SMILE provided further training and support for student learning in mental healthcare. The SMILE project was a structured 15-day education program that covered the following topics: suicide prevention; psychosis; drugs and alcohol education; mental state exam; families and carers in mental health; and the Mental Health Act. The education sessions were one hour in duration. The educational material and resources were created from current research, literature and health service policy. A problem-based learning approach was used to support this education project. The dynamic factor related to SMILE was that it was based 'in the field.' SMILE enabled the students to bridge a theorypractice gap and expand upon their current knowledge base as well as participate in ward activity. Twenty students attending their first clinical placement in mental healthcare participated in SMILE and were asked to complete a pre- and post- evaluation questionnaire before starting and upon completion of the 15-day project. Results: The students participating in SMILE reported a greater understanding of mental healthcare issues and expressed a developing knowledge base and improved practical skill level. Conclusion: SMILE was a positive initiative that provided valuable feedback and opportunity to improve on clinical education in mental healthcare.
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    Journal Title
    Education for Health
    Volume
    24
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    https://www.educationforhealth.net/article.asp?issn=1357-6283;year=2011;volume=24;issue=3;spage=537;epage=537;aulast=Ward;type=0
    Subject
    Mental Health Nursing
    Public Health and Health Services
    Specialist Studies in Education
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/44906
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