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303683 (v.2) Mental Health in Childhood Adolescence 602


 

Area:

School of Occupational Therapy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0

Seminar:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Substantial completion: of an undergraduate degree in a relevant health sciences or social sciences discipline.

Syllabus:

Clinical and related issues in childhood and adolescent mental health. Aetiology and manifestation of psychiatric disabilities. Universal and selected interventions, and evidence, assessment and evaluation in a range of contexts.
 

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 determined 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. andWork, 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.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Module 1 30%, Module 2 30%, Module 3 40%. This is a grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 61700 Rehabilitation Therapies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Supplemental  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y Y
2004Bentley CampusSummer PeriodY  

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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