Nursing - Perinatal Mental Health

Key programme benefits to future students

On successful completion of the programme students will be able to:

• Appraise evidence informing health care practice in monitoring, coordinating and managing perinatal mental health

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the assessment and care required to support perinatal mental health

• Critically review current innovations and developments within perinatal mental health

• Discuss factors that influence practice and theoretical knowledge in relation to perinatal mental health

• Value the collaboration within interprofessional teams in the provision of quality perinatal mental health care delivery

• Critically discuss the individual roles of the interprofessional team in the provision of effective perinatal mental health care

• Demonstrate the critical thinking skills and the ethical decision making required in the provision of perinatal mental health care

• Critically evaluate, generate and conduct research that will incorporate evidence based practice in perinatal mental health

• Critically appraise strategies to promote, maintain and restore perinatal mental health in relevant care groups

• Critically appraise international and national strategies that are relevant to advancing perinatal mental health care

Year 1

Autumn Modules

• Health research Methods - Methodology

• Supporting Perinatal Mental Health

• Leading and Managing practice



Spring Modules

• Promoting Quality and Safety in Healthcare

• Therapeutic Engagement

• Perinatal Bereavement and Loss



Year 2

Autumn Modules

• Dissertation 1



Spring Modules

• Dissertation 2

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8) with at least a second-class honours, grade 2 (2:2) in a related discipline.



Hold a recognised health-related professional qualification



Hold current professional registration with a relevant regulatory professional body.



Other Entry Considerations





We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard academic entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme.



At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.

2 years full-time,* blended.



*This masters programme has been developed for working practitioners and is delivered on a part-time timetable.

Autumn

Graduate careers

Successful completion of this programme will provide students with the academic qualifications necessary for enhancing their professional role in the healthcare environment.