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303031 (v.2) Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence 502
Area: | School of Occupational Therapy |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other Requisite(s): | Substantial completion: of a diploma or undergraduate degree in a relevant health sciences or social sciences discipline.
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Syllabus: | Clinical and related issues in childhood and adolescent mental health. Aetiology and manifestation of psychiatric disabilities. Universal and selected interventions; evidence; assessment and evaluation in a range of contexts. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to - Review and identify the factors that impact on childhood and adolescent mental health, including environments, development, families and nature versus nurture. Identify and describe aetiology, symptoms, and impairments in mental health disabilities of childhood and adolescence and their impact on participation and activity. Identify issues arising out of psychiatric disabilities and determine their implications for intervention in a given context. Critique the evidence for the impact of universal and selected interventions, assessment and evaluation for the prevention and management of mental health disorders of childhood and adolescence. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Barkley, R. (1996). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In E.J. Mash and R. Barkley (Eds.), Child Psychopathology. (pp. 63-112). New York: The Guilford Bronfenbrenner, U. and Ceci, S.J. (1994). Nature-Nurture Reconceptualized in a Developmental Perspective: A Bioecological Model. Psychological Review, 101(4), 568-586. Compas, B.E., Hinden, B.R. and Gerhardt, C.A. (1995). Adolescent Development: Pathways and Processes of Risk and Resilience. Annual Review of Psychology, 46, 265-293. Cowen, E.L. and Work, W.C. (1998). Resilient Children, Psychological Wellness, and Primary Prevention. American Journal of Community Psychology, 16(4), 591-607.Cowen, E.L., Wyman, P.A., Work, W.C. and Parker, G.R. (1990). The Rochester Child Resilience Project: Overview and Summary of First Year Findings. Development and Psychopathology, 2, 193-212. Durkin, K. (1995). Developmental Social Psychology. Oxford, Blackwell Science. |
Unit Texts: | Kaplan, H. I., and Sadock, B. J. (1998). Synopsis of Psychiatry 8th ed. Baltimore, Williams and Williams. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 1 30%, Assignment 2 30%, Assignment 3 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 61700 Rehabilitation Therapies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Summer Period | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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