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Youth Mental Health Services (PSYT90110)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
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 |
|---|---|
| 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: 31 January 2024