NURS8733 Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Management

2012

4.5

1 x 40-hour intensive workshop once-only
2 x 2-hour on-line tutorials per semester

1 2 of NURS8730, NURS8732
2 Admission into GDPNGDM-Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Diabetes Management and Education)
2a Admission into GCPHCDM-Grad Cert in Primary Health Care (Diabetes Management and Education)
2b Admission into MNGDM-Master of Nursing (Diabetes Management and Education)
Must Satisfy: (1 and (2 or 2a or 2b))

Assignments

This topic is the fourth topic of a diabetes course that has been accredited by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association in 2009 - 2014. The aim of the five-day intensive undertaken in November is to focus on the psychosocial and organisational aspects of contemporary diabetes management. Content will include: counseling skills, public speaking, legal issues, cultural issues, theories involving management, decision-making, time management, motivational and behavioural theories and experiential learning. To address these issues there will be input from a range of experts from the relevant disciplines. Opportunities will also be given for participants to discuss the problems associated with client management issues and to share strategies that mightbe used to assist health professionals and individuals to improve health outcomes. On completion, it is expected that the student will have gained an understanding of the psychosocial and organisational aspects of contemporary diabetes management.

In this topic students will be introduced to strategies for managing the psychosocial aspects that impact on the client with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Students will also explore the professional and organisational requirements of the Diabetes Educator.

On successful completion of this topic students will be able to:

• Explain the impact psychological states have on an individual’s ability to self management their diabetes and develop counselling skills

• Review and critique the literature to further develop knowledge to provide appropriate psychosocial care for clients with diabetes

• Recognise cultural diversity in clients with diabetes and how to provide culturally safe self management education

• Develop further personal communication skills to advance ones professional skills in the role of a Diabetes Educator

• Describe the variety of settings in which Diabetes Educators practice and the organisational factors that exist in these various settings

• Understand the standards and codes of the ADEA for Diabetes Educators and integrate into practice.