You are required to plan and organize an activity that reflects the partnership approach between the service user and the team: Mental Health Nursing Course Work, UCC, Ireland

You are required to plan and organize an activity that reflects the partnership approach between the service user and the team. The activity should demonstrate strategies to reinforce positive mental health for residents/clients. The activity should be set out using the following headings:

1. Introduction to task Aim of activity –Overall goal you wish to achieve Objective of activity –What steps/actions you intend to take to achieve overall aim How you carried out the activity –What specifically did you do The benefit to service user –How this activity will improve quality of life of the service user e.g. physically, emotionally, etc.

2. Discuss how you identified the service user’s specific needs and your choice of activity

3. Demonstrate how you facilitated freedom of choice and partnership in decision making

4. Demonstrate communication skills e.g. empathy, listening, etc., and how you worked effectively with the service user

5. Demonstrate the ability to work independently and as part of the healthcare team

6. Demonstrate and outline your understanding of the following:-Policies & Procedures in relation to positive mental health and mental health promotion. -Good practice skills when caring for service users-how we do things, established practices

7. Identify your areas of competence in promoting positive mental health when caring for service users with a mental illness and areas for improvement.