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Assessment Criteria 4000 word Essay • Is able to critically evaluate and synthesise the theoretical basis of mental health and wellbeing from a number of perspectives • Demonstrate a critical understanding of the factors which may lead to reduced mental health and wellbeing within a cultural context. • Is able to analyse and evaluate from an informed basis the most appropriate interventions/ approaches to promote mental health and wellbeing • Is able to critically appraise and reflect upon both the skills and knowledge required by the individual to implement a mental health promotion strategy • Demonstrates the ability to critically reflect upon the factors which impact upon and the skills required in the process of promoting empowerment • Presentation, referencing and grammar in accordance with level 6 requirements INDICATIVE READING Barry, M & Jenkins, R (2006) Implementing Mental Health Promotion: A Practical Guide to Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Mental Health Promotion Programmes, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone Cattan, M. & Tilford, S. (2006) Mental Health Promotion: A Lifespan Approach London, Open University Press Cohen, B M Z. (2007) Mental Health User Narratives: New Perspectives on Illness and Recovery, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan. Drake, R.; Grove, B.; Secker, J. & Seebohn, P (eds.) (2005) New Thinking about Mental Health and Employment, Oxford, Radcliffe Publishing Limited. Hinshaw, S P; Cicchetti, D; Toth, S L (2007) The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change, USA, OUP. James, O (1998) Britain on the Couch: Why we’re Unhappier Compared with 1950, Despite Being Richer - A Treatment for the Low-serotonin Society, Arrow Books Limited. Karban, K.; Fawcett, B. (2005) Contemporary Mental Health, Theory, Policy and Practice, Oxford, Routledge. Loewenthal, K (2006) Religion, Culture and Mental Health, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press Morrall, P; Hazleton, M. (2003) Mental Health Policy: Global Policies and Human Rights, Chichester, John Wiley & Sons Page, R M (2002) Fostering Emotional Well Being in the Classroom (3rd Rev Ed.) USA, Jones & Bartlett Publishers Inc. Reading, J.; Raj, M. (2002) Shattered World, a: The Mental Health Needs of Refugees and Newly Arrived Communities, CVS Consultants Servan-Schreiber, D (2005) Healing Without Freud or Prozac: Natural Approaches to Curing Stress, Anxiety and Depression without Drugs and Without Psychoanalysis (New Edition) Rodale International Ltd Small, M F (2006) The Culture of Our Discontent: Beyond the Medical Model of Mental Illness Washington DC, National Academy Press Toch, H. (2007) Men in Crisis: Human Breakdowns in Prison, Washington DC National Academy Press. Watkins, P. (2007) Recovery: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann. Williams, M G; Teasdale, J D; Segal, Z V & Kabat-Zinn, J (2007) The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness: Guided Meditation Practices for the Mindful Way Through Depression, London, The Guilford Press. Websites [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] Journals Journal of Public Mental Health International Journal of Mental Health Promotion Journal of Mental Health Evidence-based mental health