The Department of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities focuses upon inter- professional multi- disciplinary education and sponsors specialist programmes to enhance the therapeutic well being of people with mental illness. Mental Health Services within the NHS are a huge priority and this has provided an exceptional opportunity for mental health practitioners to develop specialist roles, strengthen leadership and advance practice to improve the patient and carer experience.
The department manages pre- qualifying undergraduate programmes in mental health nursing and learning disability nursing, along with dual awards in both mental health and learning disability nursing with social work. At post- qualifying level, we run continuing professional and personal development programmes, (CPPD) in support of workforce development at NHS Foundation Trusts across London.
The involvement of service users is integral to the development and delivery of our programmes. A User Advisory Consultation Group is now established to monitor and implement the service user strategy for involvement in education and training.
There are two main areas of research; the first focuses on exploring metacognitive processes in substance- related disorders (alcohol abuse and nicotine dependence) and impulse- control disorders (problem gambling) with a view of developing novel cognitive theorys and treatment packages for these disorders. The second focuses on spinal cord injury, undertaken in partnership with The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. This strand of work is aimed at developing a new instrument to help nurses assess the emotional state of patients with spinal cord injury.
The department offers a range of programmes relevant to mental health and learning disabilities.
Find out more about:
Enkanah Soobadoo
Head of Department
Tel: 020 7815 8022
Email: soobooe@lsbu.ac.uk
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