Submitting a case study
Case studies may focus on a specific area of mental health learning and teaching (eg mental health in later life, psychosocial interventions training or innovative approaches to teaching about self harm) and/or on process issues (eg user/carer involvement in education and training or interprofessional education). They provide a chance to share, and receive feedback on, ideas in progress.
Case studies need be neither lengthy nor complex (a maximum of 1,500 words). The aim is to convey information about a session, module, programme or initiative in a form which will be accessible to colleagues, including those from other disciplines; capable of attracting and holding their attention; and of enabling them to learn.
A good guide to how to write these is to think in terms of what you yourself would like to read.
A summary of each case study is provided, with a full account available for downloading. For guidance on format, a case study framework and front sheet are provided here. Submit the framework and front sheet to Lynn Tang (l.tang@bham.ac.uk).
We particularly welcome case studies written in collaboration with (or incorporating the perspectives of) others involved in the learning and teaching.
Case study front sheet
Name:
Role:
Organisation:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Discipline/Subject area:
Programme title:
Level (eg undergraduate/ preregistration/ postgraduate/post registration)
Year (eg 1,2,3,4,5)
Module title (if applicable):
Session title (if applicable):
Title of case study:
Case study framework
Please write to the following headings, using the green questions to guide your thinking and the points in italics as additional prompts.
Case study title: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Description of the project: What did you actually do?
It is helpful if you can place the work in context: your own role; discipline or disciplines involved ; level of study; group composition; student numbers; programme/module aims, etc.
If describing a particular session, please describe the module/programme of which it forms a part.
2. Purpose: Why did you do it?
What were the triggers for this piece of work? (external/internal). For whom and for what reasons did you embark on it? What did you set out to achieve?
3. Process: How did you do it?
What was the timescale for this piece of work? How did you plan and set about it? Who helped, how and at what stage in the process? Please indicate whether there was input from service users/carers/ practitioners/others? Were representatives of other disciplines involved?
4. Outcome: What worked well and what didn't?
How did you feel about the outcome? How was it received by students? What were the reactions of others involved? Was any of this a surprise to you?
5. Review/learning: What did you learn from this?
What might you do differently in the future?
6. Next steps: What will you do next? How might others build on this?
Do you plan to take this work forward? If so, how? If not, why not?
How might this be applicable to teaching in another field or discipline?
7. Feedback: What would you welcome feedback on/dialogue about?
8. Further reading: references and resources
Please include here references and any examples of teaching materials or scenarios that you are prepared to share.