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Clinical Infant Case Studies (PSYT90080)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2020
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Overview
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This subject will introduce students to the scope of infant mental health practice in different health and welfare settings. The format will be case based teaching with each student each student taking turns to present a case of an infant and their family from their clinical practice setting. The seminar leader will actively teach key from the case presented to impart conceptual and technical knowledge about infant mental health practice.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject aims to:
- teach students how to judiciously apply infant mental health concepts and skills to their own cases and clinical practice setting
- teach students to effectively communicate to professional peers about the salient features of a clinical case.
Generic skills
Students will be able to:
- present the essential clinical features of a case of an infant and their family from their clinical practice
- distinguish and articulate the key mental health issues present in cases from their own caseload
- critically compare and select the relevance of different theoretical concepts for their cases
- critically compare and select the relevance of different clinical techniques for their cases
- apply an infant mental health perspective to the management plan of a clinical case of an infant and their family
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Clinical experience in a child health or 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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Hurdle requirement: Active participation in the seminar including student reflective journal, ongoing throughout the subject | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Oral Presentation of case in the seminar
| From Week 3 to Week 11 | 50% |
Written case report
| End of semester | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Zeanah, C.H. Handbook of Infant Mental Health, 3rd edition
Thomson Salo F.S. & Paul,C., The Baby as Subject (Volume 2), Stonnington Press. - Subject notes
It is required that applicants have a Working With Children Check before commencing this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022