This instructor's guide is for a Psychiatric Aide II course intended to provide Psychiatric Aids Is who have demonstrated expertise in giving basic nursing care to the mentally ill with more advanced nursing interventions and techniques. (It is assumed that all nursing care the aides provide is under the direction of a Registered Nurse.) Introductory materials include organizational structure of the course, bibliography, instructional analysis, and master list of unit lesson plans. The course consists of three units and 27 lessons. The lesson plan provided for each lesson includes some or all of the following components: scope of unit; objectives; supplementary teaching/learning items; informational assignment; references; introduction; outline of key points; interaction items; classroom, laboratory, shop, or other activities; and handout(s). Tests (with answer keys) include one for units I and II and two for unit III. Unit titles are The Psychiatric Aide II as a Member of the Treatment Team (7 lessons), The Individualized Treatment Planning Process (3 lessons), and Mental Health Nursing (17 lessons). Forms are appended for student evaluation of the course and instructor(s). (YLB)