LMCP

 

Assessment: Evidence and Practice: A Review.

Assessment type; Discussion

Word limit/length; 750

MINIMUM OF 7 References; Please use the APA 7th edition referencing style for all assessment tasks in this unit.

Overview

There is often a crucial difference in the evidence of best practice and the care delivered in mental health settings, particularly in relation to change.

This assessment requires you to review and discuss an area where there is a difference and discuss why this is so.

This brief discussion requires you to provide a synopsis of your findings.

. Learning outcomes

This assessment task is aligned to the following learning outcomes:

1. Critically contrast the findings from the literature with that of current practice and /or policy in clinical settings.

Assessment details

Participate in the following discussion board topic by performing the following steps:

Choose an area where practice may lag behind evidence. For example:

• Identification and treatment of addiction in mental health contexts

• Lived experience of mental ill health in the workforce

• Management of the effects of Psychological Trauma experienced as a child in clinical practice

Briefly identify the evidence and critically debate why there is a practice gap between evidence and clinical practice

Submission format

Please prepare by way of a report. Please be mindful of the wordcount

Assessment: Rubric

1- CRITERIA;

Presents an overview of the evidence related to the chosen topic from current literature.

MARKS (45%)

Clearly and concisely describes the evidence. Synopsis is very well written. Uses extremely relevant available evidence to support their work.

2- CRITERIA;

Discussion and analysis of evidence related to the identified area. Reasoned debate around translation of the evidence into the health care setting

MARKS; (45%)

Issue is very clearly described and supported. Excellent in depth discussion on why translation of research into practice may not take place. Utilises relevant available evidence to support their writing extremely well

3- CRITERIA;

Writing • Spelling and grammar • Referencing

MARKS (10%)

Clear, crisp and coherent style.

Very well organised.

Free of grammar and spelling errors.

All citations follow required style.