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Master of Youth Mental Health (MC-YMH) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
Contact
Melbourne Medical School
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Dr Paul Badcock
Professional accreditation
Program is recognized by professional bodies, e.g., Australian Association of Social Workers, Australian Psychological Society, Royal College of Nursing, and Australian College of Mental Health Nurses as fulfilling professional development (continuing education) requirements.
Intended learning outcomes
By the conclusion of the Master of Youth Mental Health students will have developed the following areas of knowledge:
- The major theories of development spanning the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- The range of mental health problems that emerge during the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- Recent advances in preventative models of psychiatry as applicable to young people.
- Recent advantages in the biological assessment and treatment of serious mental illness in young people.
- Optimal organisational and management approaches for the provision of services to young clients with serious mental illness
- Detection and management of early psychosis in young people
- Recent innovations in youth mental health service delivery
- Practice-based research methods.
- Advanced practice skills.
In addition, students will be able to apply the following skills in their work:
- Assess the early signs of a range of serious mental illnesses in young people.
- Design comprehensive treatment plans that are applicable to the early stages of serious mental illness and sensitive to the developmental tasks facing young clients of mental health services.
- Design community awareness interventions focusing upon early detection and referral of young people to mental health services.
- Apply psychosocial interventions in the treatment of primary and secondary morbidity across a range of serious mental illnesses affecting young people and their families.
- Match optimal approaches to the treatment of young people to inpatient, community-based and home-based services.
- Conduct practice-based research.
- Reflective practice.
Graduate attributes
By the conclusion of the Master of Youth Mental Health students will have developed the following areas of knowledge:
- The major theories of development spanning the transition from adolescence to adulthood
- The range of mental health problems that emerge during the transition from adolescence to adulthood
- Recent advances in preventative models of Psychiatry as applicable to young people
- Recent advances in biological assessment and treament of serious mental illness in young people
- Optimal organisation and management approaches for the provision of services to young clients with serious mental illness
- Detection and management of early psychosis in young people
- Recent innovations in youth mental health service delivery
- Practice-based research methods
- Advanced practice skills
In addition, students will be able to apply the following skills in their work:
- Assess the early signs of a range of serious mental illnesses in young people
- Design comprehensive treatment plans that are applicable to the early stages of serious mental health illness an sensitive to the development tasks facing young clients of mental health services
- Design community awareness interventions focusing upon early detection and referral of young people to mental health services
- Design psychosocial interventions in the treatment of primary and secondary morbidity across a range of serious mental illnesses affecting young people and their families
- Match optimal approaches to the treatment of young people to inpatient, community-based and home-based practices
- Conduct practice-based research
- Reflective practice
Knowledge
Graduates of the Master of Youth Mental Health will have acquired:
1. a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice in the discipline of Youth Mental Health
2. knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to a field of work or learning in the discpline of Youth Mental Health
Skills
Graduates of the Master of Youth Mental Health will have developed:
1. cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice or scholarship
2. cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts, and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice
3. cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas concepts at an abstract level
4. communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
5. technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise and developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
Application of knowledge and skills
Graduates of the Master of Youth Mental Health will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:
1. with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
2. with high level personal autonomy and accountability to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional scientific practice and/or for further learning, to plan and execute a substantial research-based project
Last updated: 30 January 2024