Advanced Skills in Community Psychiatry (PSYT90062)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Not available in 2025
About this subject
Overview
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The practice of psychiatry in the western world has changed in the last few decades from being based in institutions to within the community. Modern primary care and community mental health settings present different opportunities and challenges for the medical practitioner compared with hospital environments. These include working more effectively with consumers and carers as well as an often complex service system involving multiple agencies. Medical practitioners need to be aware of specific community based treatment strategies and to critically appraise the evidence for these treatments and service models. Recovery processes are also better understood and should be incorporated in treatment plans. Ethical, cultural, socio-economic and political issues all impact on primary care and community psychiatry and practitioners need to be cognizant of these. In this selective, students will gain an in-depth understanding of primary care and community psychiatry as well as acquiring some advanced skills in treatment and service planning and delivery appropriate to these settings.
Intended learning outcomes
- Describe the incidence, prevalence and presentation of psychiatric disorders in primary care
- Describe the factors affecting treatment outcome (including lifestyle, social, broad cultural and environmental factors)
- Apply the various biological, social and cultural models to understanding and treating psychiatric disorders in primary care and the community
- Understand and apply the principles and practice of providing effective mental health treatments in diverse community settings
- Appraise the various ethical, cultural, socio-economic, practical and political factors influencing service delivery
- Interpret and disseminate relevant scientific information in primary care and community psychiatry
Last updated: 4 March 2025
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Oral presentation on an assigned topic
| During the teaching period | 30% |
Participation in class discussions and learning activities | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Written assignment
| 3 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
| Hurdle requirement: Attendance: 75% of sessions (for face-to-face students) OR 75% completion of online modules (for online students) | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
Not available in 2025
Time commitment details
85
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- 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
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
non-assessed study mode only
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 4 March 2025