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The Mental Health Practitioner
Practise speaking to a patient with acute anxiety and depression, who is having suicidal thoughts.
About the module
15 - 20 mins
English
VR
LLM & scripted roleplays
AI-powered personalised feedback
Completion certificate
Lesson planning resources
27 Module library


Who is it for?
This comprehensive module is designed for a diverse range of learners and a broad range of competency levels. It’s particularly beneficial for:
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Medical Schools and Health & Social Care programmes: Supports the development of key staff-patient communication skills in a variety of situations.
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Healthcare institutions: Equips practitioners and students with vital interpersonal communication skills to enhance staff-patient interactions.

The Scenario
This training, created in collaboration with SAGE Publishing - a global leader in educational and academic publishing - is a new, immersive training tool for students in Nursing and related health and social welfare programmes, such as Social Work, Counseling and Psychotherapy.
The experience, prepared with the help of subject matter experts, recreates a realistic interaction between a Community Mental Health Nurse and Susan, a patient with severe clinical depression.
Learning objectives
Through this scenario, you will find out how to:
Develop appropriate and confident mental health patient care behaviour
Practise individualized therapeutic interaction techniques in communicating with diverse patients
Develop understanding of mental health and mental illness concepts in delivery of therapeutic techniques with different types of clients and environments
Practise and develop soft skills, especially interpersonal communication skills
Build self-confidence
Build empathy skills
Practise adapting to a particular patient's situation
Develop self-awareness

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