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Youth Mental Health Services 1 (PSYT90110)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled students:
- General information:http://commercial.unimelb.edu.au/custom-education/courses/youthmentalhealthm
- Email:TL-youthmentalhealth@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
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.
Course 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:
- Articulate the principles underlying youth mental health care
- Outline the planning process for youth mental health services
- Describe the key components of youth mental health services
- Contextualise youth mental health services within the wider community
- Describe models of youth participation in youth mental health services
- Describe 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: 3 November 2022