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Mental Health Disorders in Infancy (PSYT90082)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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This subject will focus on psychopathology in infancy and early childhood including epidemiology, risk and protective factors for mental health disorders, the clinical features of common mental health disorders of infancy, and diagnostic classification systems.
Intended learning outcomes
- To equip students to recognise infant and toddler psychopathology and mental health disorders.
- To equip students to appraise, interpret and synthesise clinical material and make a differential diagnosis of an infant or toddler with an infant mental health disorder.
Students will be able to:
- Ascertain when an infant has a mental health disorder or parent–infant relationship disorder
- Navigate and apply diagnostic criteria from DC 0-3 Classification System to clinical infant cases
- Synthesise clinical material and make a differential diagnosis of an infant or toddler with an infant mental health disorder
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Clinical experience in a peri-natal or child health, mental health or child welfare setting.
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 to occur during class between weeks 3 and 11 (worth 15%)
- Written short answer questions totalling 1,500 words due end of semester (worth 30%)
- Written case study of 2,000 words due end of semester (worth 55%)
- Participation during class discussion and inspection of logbook (hurdle requirement)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Campbell Paul Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
It is required that applicants have a Working With Children Check before commencing this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Science Course Master of Mental Health Science
Last updated: 3 November 2022