Objectives and competences
Student will:
• To gain an understanding and insight into the Armed Forces Community (AFC) and the specific biopsychosocial needs aligned to their care, health and wellbeing.
• This will include advancements in communication skills and how to engage with a hard to reach population of young men.
Content (Syllabus outline)
The lecture/s will relate to the mental health and wellbeing of young men.
The empirical evidence will be drawn from examples of presenters research with the British armed forces and veterans research and educational modules.
The presentation will extend to how the lessons learnt can be applied to support the wider population, in particular young men.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
• explain ideas of armed forces community and an understanding of the term veteran,
• demonstrate an appreciation of the communication skills / language required for engaging with the armed forces community (and men – often from disadvantaged areas),
• articulate the key factors affecting health and wellbeing,
• describe the key role that nurses and clinical staff have in improving and promoting the physical and mental wellbeing of the armed forces community,
• provide a balanced synopsis of the positive and negative factors associated with being a member of the armed forces community.
Readings
Obvezna/Mandatory:
Warner, C. H. & Castro, C. A. (2023). Veteran and Military Mental Health. A Clinical Manual. Springer Link
Priporočena/Recommended:
Domače in mednarodne strokovne in znanstvene publikacije s področja učne enote.
Finnegan, A., Salem, K., & Ainsworth-Moore, L. (2024). 'One Is Too Many' preventing self-harm and suicide in military veterans: a quantitative evaluation. BMJ military health, e002623. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2023-002623
Finnegan, A., Salem, K., Green, N., Ainsworth-Moore, L., & Ghomi, M. (2023). Evaluation of the NHS England 'Op COURAGE' High Intensity Service for military veterans with significant mental health problems. BMJ military health, e002385. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2023-002385
Finnegan, A., & Randles, R. (2023). Prevalence of common mental health disorders in military veterans: using primary healthcare data. BMJ military health, 169(6), 523–528. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2021-00204
