School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy

Learning Beyond Registration

Graduate Certificate Psychologically-Minded Environments in Intellectual Disability

Duration

1-2 years part time

Location

Delivered at the Nottingham Education Centre, Queens Medical Centre

Introduction

This course aims to recruit health and social care professionals working in services for people with intellectual disabilities. Consequently the programme will equip its graduates with the knowledge and skills required to assist in the creation of a 'psychologically-minded' environment including ways to attune interaction to each individual and recognition of, and therapeutic responses to, anxious and avoidant attachment relationships and other sources of emotional countertransference. They will develop effective practice in psychological mindedness based on an understanding of its influences and characteristics; reflect on their own practice to develop relationships with people who have intellectual disabilities; and acquire knowledge to help sustain therapeutic environments for people who have intellectual disabilities. The development of analytical and thinking will be fostered through a student-centred and facilitative approach to teaching and learning, valuing and respecting the student's existing professional knowledge and experience.

To find out more follow this link:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nmp/learning-beyond-registration/grad-certs/intellectual-disability.aspx