Do you feel confident providing care for people with schizophrenia? Misunderstood and often stigmatised, schizophrenia is a complex mental health condition that requires informed, compassionate care.
This Ausmed Course explores best-practice approaches to understanding the disorder, reducing stigma, and improving patient outcomes.
Demonstrate enhanced knowledge and skills required for in the provision of care for people diagnosed with schizophrenia and psychosis.
Describe best-practice approaches to caring for a person with schizophrenia and psychosis.
Registered nurses and other healthcare professionals working in a range of settings, but especially those working in mental health or who care for people with a mental health condition.
Schizophrenia is a complex mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves. Misunderstandings about the disorder contribute to widespread stigma, discrimination, and social isolation for individuals living with schizophrenia and their families.
This stigma can create barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare, leading to poorer health outcomes, increased disability and higher mortality rates. It is essential that healthcare professionals understand schizophrenia, its challenges, and best-practice approaches to care.
By increasing their knowledge and confidence in supporting individuals with this diagnosis, healthcare workers can help improve patient outcomes and reduce the impact of stigma in clinical settings.
To increase the level of knowledge of nurses and other healthcare professionals and workers when caring for a person diagnosed with psychosis and schizophrenia.
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