D241: Exploring mental health and counselling This session will showcase the new 60-credit level 2 module D241 Exploring mental h...ealth and counselling in the School of Psychology. The module - the successor to D240 – locates the practices of counselling and psychotherapy within the broader field of mental health. The module critically examines how societal definitions and understandings of mental health issues have impacted the way that clients who seek counselling are understood and the forms of counselling and psychotherapy that they ar
Sectioned Powerful documentary which, for the first time, follows three people who have been ...sectioned on their journey through the mental health system. With unprecedented access to one of the largest mental health trusts in the UK, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, the film focuses on Andrew, Richard and Anthony as they battle to regain control of their lives, bringing into sharp focus the huge challenges faced by patients and staff alike.
Introducing Big White Wall – how OU students can access help and support, anytime, anywhere This year, Open University students who are going through a tough time will be able... to access online support 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, thanks to our new partnership with Big White Wall. This online mental health and wellbeing resource is available to all current students, and provides a safe space for you to get things off your chest, explore your feelings and learn how to improve and self-manage your mental health and wellbeing. Whether you’re struggling to sleep, feeling low, stressed o
An untimely death on Passchendale ward This course examines the ways in which social, environmental, economic and politica...l factors shape and constrain our understandings and experiences of mental health and distress.