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Reflective Youth Mental Health Practice (PSYT90107)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-youth-mental-health/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Online |
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Students will spend a period of one semester improving their practice in youth mental health. Students reflect upon and study the following topics in an online community of practitioners:
- Therapeutic skills to engage and develop rapport with young people and their families
- Ways of collaborating with young people to develop and review treatment goals
- A range of therapeutic approaches that arise in their practice
- Therapeutic micro-skills which they develop over time
- Integrating developmental theory and knowledge into practice when working with young people and their families
- Professional and ethical issues that arise in practice
Please note that in order to complete this subject, students must be currently employed in the youth mental health sector.
Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this subject students should be able to:
- Optimise engagement, rapport building and the maintenance of collaborative relationships with young people and their families
- Describe a range of therapeutic biopsychosocial interventions and strategies used in their everyday practice
- Articulate ways in which practice is influenced by developmental processes when working with young people
- Identify the professional and ethical issues central to working with young people and their families
- Critically analyse their own practice when working with young people and their families
Generic skills
Participation in this subject will enhance students’:
- Capacity to translate knowledge into practice
- Critical and analytical thinking skills
- Problem solving skills
- Interpersonal skills and understanding of others
- Oral and written communication skills
- Capacity for logical and independent thought
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PSYT90102 | Psychosocial Interventions with Youth | July (Online) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
A core participation requirement of this subject is current employment in the youth mental health sector.
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Undergraduate degree in a health-related discipline. Professional experience in youth mental health service delivery.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
A core participation requirement of this subject is current employment in the youth mental health sector.
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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Analysis of mock clinical interview
| Week 6 | 25% |
Self-analysis of clinical interview or session conducted by the student
| Week 12 | 25% |
Graded reflective journal, weekly entries of at least 250 words each for at least 10 weeks
| Week 12 | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2 - Online
Coordinator Stefanie De Silva Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 20 hours of online lectures, presentations and discussion Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-youth-mental-health/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.auPhone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Youth Mental Health - 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