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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSYT90006)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75Online and On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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This subject will provide students with the opportunity to view the evolution of human behaviour through the life cycle from a developmental perspective.
Intended learning outcomes
- Describe key developmental life stages through childhood and adolescence
- Describe key developmental psychological, social and biological factors involved in normal and abnormal development through childhood and adolescence
- Describe key developmental psychological, social and biological factors involved in the onset, progression, natural history and treatment options in specific common child and adolescent psychiatric disorders
- Analyse key continuities and discontinuities between adult and child and adolescent psychiatric practice
- Apply the bio-psycho-social approach to the assessment and treatment of child and adolescent disorders at different developmental stages
- Critically reflect on the influences of chronic illness, impairment, disability and handicap on development at an individual, interpersonal, family and social level
- Transfer theoretical readings and synthesis of the available evidence base into key ideas, and develop skills in succinct communication (orally and in professional written form) of these ideas to ones peers.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Oral presentation as part of a series of related presentations and discussion that totals 10 minutes, during semester (40% of assessment)
- Written essay on child and adolescent psychiatry 2500 words, due end of semester (60% of assessment)
- Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance of sessions (for face to face students) OR 75% completion of online modules (for online students)
- Hurdle requirement: Fieldwork - either: 3 RANZCP workplace based assessments (WBAs) by workplace supervisors (approx. 90min each, or more time depending on competency), OR 3 Workplace Practical Activity Log sheets (WPALs) to be taken away and then checked by the subject coordinator after submission.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 12 weeks x 3.5 hour seminars Total time commitment 250 hours Teaching period 2 February 2018 to 4 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 20 February 2018 Census date 2 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 April 2018 Assessment period ends 7 June 2018 February contact information
- February - On Campus
Principal coordinator Alessandra Radovini Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 12 weeks x 3.5 hour seminars Total time commitment 250 hours Teaching period 2 February 2018 to 4 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 20 February 2018 Census date 2 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 April 2018 Assessment period ends 7 June 2018 February contact information
Time commitment details
250 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Quay, H C, Werry, J S (eds) (1986) Psychopathological Disorders of Childhood, 3rd edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York
- Rutter, M (ed) Developmental Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Press, Washington DC, 1987
- Rutter, M., Taylor E. (eds) (2002) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Modern Approaches, 4th edition, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford
- Rutter M, Tumma, Lann (eds) (11988) Assessment and Diagnosis in Child Psychopathology, Guildford Press, New York
- Subject notes
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (CAP), subject to applicants meeting the entry requirements for the course.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Psychiatry Course Master of Psychiatry - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022