eMenthe: a European co-operation project to enhance Master’s level education in mental
health practice with eLearning materials
Nina Kilkku1, Patrick Callaghan4, Riet Van Dommelen7, Louise Doyle6, Heikki Ellilä2, Agnes
Higgins6, Henrika Jormfeldt5, Brian Keogh6, Roland Van De Sande7, Ingela Skärsäter5, Theodore
Stickley4, Päivi Vuokila Oikkonen3
1
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland
Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland
3
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
4
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
5
Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
6
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
7
Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, the Netherlands
2
There are wide differences in the quality and content of mental health nurse education
throughout Europe. These are evident in the course structures, emphasis and specific content.
This diversity between programmes creates possibilities for countries to learn from one another
and to share and benefit from the diverse approaches. As the concerns and development needs
regarding mental health practices are shared, it is wise to identify best practices and to share
these for mutual benefit to ensure the highest quality education and practice. To this end, seven
European universities from Finland, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom and the Netherlands have
commenced a collaboration to enhance Master’s level education in mental health practice.
The project’s aim is to develop eLearning materials with an action research approach in
collaboration with Master’s level students from these universities and associated partners from
clinical practice. eLearning materials on three central themes: recovery, mental health promotion
and prevention, the role of families and caregivers will be launched for students in Master’s level
and clinical practice to use.
International co-operation is seen as a quality assurance process; each of the partners are highly
esteemed universities with extensive experience in mental health education, research and strong
links with practice. With this kind of co-operation it is possible to enhance the quality of
Master’s level education in Europe in the future. Funding for the project has been applied for
from the Erasmus LLP-programme. At the time of the conference the project will have
commenced if the funding decision is positive.
Keywords: mental health, Master's level, education, eLearning materials, co-operation
Details
Status
: Accepted:Poster Presentation
Presentation Preference : Poster Presentation
Language
: English
Saved:
: 26.03.2013 22:10:18
Submit:
: 26.03.2013 22:38:58
Confidential to Author and Editor
Note to Editor
: Please add these names to the list of authors (in right places with
alphabetical order) as there was not enough space on the list:
Camilla Kalevo, Tampere University of Applied Sciences,
Tampere, Finland Marja-Liisa Läksy, Diaconia University of
Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland Jan Sitvast, Utrecht University
of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Presenter
: Nina Kilkku (nina.kilkku@tamk.fi)