Leadership and Transformation in Children & Young People’s Mental Health (HUG4058)

Overview

This module has been designed to respond to the recognised need for radical transformations to service design and delivery to support children’s mental health & wellbeing by ensuring integration between the NHS, local authorities, voluntary and community services. The module is underpinned by a number of current policies, which impact upon the child and adolescent mental health agenda and shape understandings of leadership, which is perceived to be an evolving concept, responsive to the changing context.
With this rationale in mind, this module focuses on supporting students to recognise themselves as leaders/potential leader in transforming children’s mental health services. Students will be required to deconstruct and critically analyse leadership and transformation practices alongside a critical reflection of their own leadership competencies and abilities, enhancing self awareness, development and develop transferable skills for employability.

Module code:	HUG4058
Level:	7
Module credits:	20
Cost for new students:	£1000

If your tuition fee is being paid by a sponsor or you are a sponsor paying a student’s fee, you are required to send a copy of a purchase order to [email protected].

For further guidance please visit: Sponsored students – Edge Hill University

Who is this module for?

Individuals with experience of working with children and young people with mental ill health.

What are the key aims of the module?

• The aim of this module is to provide a critical and evaluative perspective on leadership and transformation within the child & young people’s mental health sectors
• Students will consider this in relation to self and others and from an organisational and cross organisational perspective.
• Leadership styles and tools will be analysed and applied in order to implement effective transformation in the context of children and young people’s mental health.
• This module will require students to apply concepts of leadership and transformation theory to practice through the development of a portfolio of learning.

What will I study?

• National Policy Drivers/ context in CAMH Services and implications for leaders
• Theoretical theories, styles and frameworks
• International, national and local perspectives on leadership
• Leadership and culture
• Self assessment of skills, qualities and competencies of effective leaders
• Multifactorial influences on the role of the leader
• Impact of leadership in children and young people’s mental health
• Process of transformation and associated change models and theories
• The drivers and resistors of transformation
• Impact of leadership on transformation

How will I be assessed?

3000 word portfolio in two parts.
Part 1 – critical appraisal and evaluation of leadership and transformational change theory
Part 2 – critical reflection of the students self as a leader

On successful completion you will:

• Demonstrate advanced critical understanding of theoretical frameworks of leadership and transformation change within children & young people’s mental health contexts.
• Critically evaluate the multi factorial influences that impact on the role of the leader when considering the transformation and change of children and young people’s mental health provision.
• Critically reflect on the self of the leader utilising outcomes of self-assessment, mapping of leadership competencies and influences on preferred leadership skills.

 

Study dates and venues

How to apply

Module availability varies from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Due to the popularity of some modules it may be that the module is fully booked when your application is received. We will include your details on a waiting list and allocate you a place on the next available intake.

For details of how to apply, please visit the apply page.

Contact us

For queries in relation to availability please contact [email protected]

For information relating to module suitability, please contact Module Co-ordinator Paula Bailey

Tel: 01695 657178

Email : [email protected]

Pathways

 MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health

 

 

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