Trident Learning

This course is designed to assist students in acquiring knowledge, skills and attitudes in the effective care and treatment of psychiatric maladaptive states.  It defines mental health and examines how societal attitudes and personal attitude can promote wellbeing.  It also examines the role of current trends in the care of the mentally ill, factors influencing mental illness, legal aspects of mental illness and the theoretical basis for therapy.  Therapeutic communication and crisis intervention constitute a critical component of the course.  Other topics covered are psychotic, neurotic and organic states, character disorders and chemical dependency and drug abuse.

This course will expose participants to the concepts and practices of organizational psychology in a changing socio-economic environment.  It offers a behavioural lens through which to examine, understand and shape the complex work organization.  The principal objective of this course is to provide participants with a combination of theoretical knowledge and professional competence that participants can apply in their organization. Topics include organizational theory, employee selection and assessment, employee motivation and occupational health.

This course introduces the learner to the theoretical perspectives of mental health and examines current trends in psychiatry.  It relates biopsychosocial factors to mental illness and well-being, as well as to the dynamics of nursing practice.  The course content includes communication, nurse-client relationship, roles of the psychiatric nurse and of the mental health team.  The nursing process is emphasized throughout the course in order to enhance students’ understanding of the principles of psychiatric nursing care and to prepare students for related clinical practice.

This course is designed to help the learner relate the concepts of pharmacology to the nursing care of patients with psychiatric disorders. The course covers the principles and categories of drugs administered to patients with psychiatric problems as it seeks to develop students’ ability to apply their knowledge of pathophysiology, psychopathology and adult nursing to the care of patients with psychiatric disorders. It also assists the student in the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills necessary for the administration of drugs and emphasizes the role of the nurse in the treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders.

This course is designed to examine the psychological, social, economic and political factors involved in the study of health and health behaviours of individuals, groups, communities and society as a whole.  Essential to this course is the development of the student’s abilities for critical analysis and creative thinking, in order to facilitate their understanding of individual’s needs to health care.

Emphasis will be placed on examining the psycho-social aspects of health and students will be encouraged to explore some of the political and economic factors involved in health and health behaviours. 

This course presents the broad aspects of Public Health Administration and Legislation.  It provides the student with the knowledge necessary for the comprehension, application and analysis of the subject matter.  It is presented in two modules.