Learning Outcomes

Having completed the course, you will be able to:

• Define the concepts of learning disability, mental health and mental illness
• Recognise the importance of therapeutic relationships in nursing
• Discuss the ways to apply cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in nursing
• Outline the wide range of anger management and relaxation techniques
• Identify various psychodynamic principles and their possible applications
• Explain the role of learning disability nursing throughout the lifespan
• Describe the impact of learning disability nurses in health promotion
• State the legal framework in which learning disability nurses function
• Identify the wide range of nursing models
• Recognise the implementation of care strategies
• Indicate the concept of health facilitation