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Youth Mental Health Services (PSYT90110)
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
July
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | July - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject examines the principles underlying youth mental health care, the critical components of youth mental health services, and how they respond to the needs of users, carers and the broader communities in which they operate.
Subject content includes:
- Principles of youth mental health care
- Youth mental health service models, including both tertiary and primary care approaches
- Principles and approaches surrounding youth participation
- Planning youth mental health services
- Innovations in youth mental health services
Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this subject students should be able to:
- Summarise the principles underlying youth mental health care
- Outline the planning process for youth mental health services
- Identify the key components of youth mental health services
- Contextualise youth mental health services within the wider community
- Evaluate models of youth participation in youth mental health services
- Illustrate innovative approaches to youth mental health service delivery
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: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PSYT90100 | Mental Ill-health in Young People 2 | February (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90101 | Early Intervention in Mental Health | April (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYT90102 | Psychosocial Interventions with Youth | July (Online) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
Recommended background knowledge
Undergraduate degree in a health-related discipline
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: 10 November 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Online Quizzes of learning content – two multiple choice quizzes with 10 questions each = 20 questions in total (1% per question)
| Week 3 and Week 6 | 20% |
Graded discussion board – posting fortnightly reflections on learning content and responding to fellow students, with a minimum of 7 posts in total
| From Week 1 to Week 6 | 30% |
Written Assignment
| Week 6 | 50% |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- July - Online
Principal coordinator Paul Badcock Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Online equivalent to 20 contact hours is made up of 10 hours of lectures and live consultation sessions, and 10 hours of asynchronous discussions and structured online tasks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 1 September 2023 Last self-enrol date 1 August 2023 Census date 4 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 August 2023 Assessment period ends 3 September 2023 July contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
Students are expected to engage in reading and preparatory work, reflection, private study, and preparation for assessment in the remaining estimated time commitment
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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: 10 November 2023