MEDS6017 (v.1) Advances in Neuropsychiatry
| Area: | School of Occ Therapy, Social Work and Speech Path |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
311086 (v.2)
Neuropsychiatry 642
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
Admission into
311102 (v.2)
Graduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy
or any previous version
OR Admission into 311137 (v.2) Master of Occupational Therapy or any previous version OR Admission into 314309 (v.1) Master of Occupational Therapy or any previous version OR Admission into GC-OCCT (v.1) Graduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy or any previous version OR Admission into MG-OCCT (v.1) Master of Occupational Therapy or any previous version AND 311077 (v.2) Neuropsychiatry 542 or any previous version OR MEDS5012 (v.1) Neuropsychiatry or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit furthers previous learning in neuropsychiatry and addresses complex neuropsychiatric processes across the lifespan. Students’ understandings of aetiology, trajectory, clinical features and the impact on occupational performance of psychiatric disorders are emphasised in the unit. The unit engages students in the occupational therapy process and clinical reasoning in working with people living with mental illness and, in the application of occupational theory to clinical practice. Service delivery models, evidence based practice, person-centred and carer-centred practice, mental health recovery, complexity and comorbidity of mental ill health, trauma and risk management in complex presentations, externalising disorders of childhood, personality disorders, somatoform disorders, eating disorders, substance use disorders, multidisciplinary biological and psychosocial interventions are the key topical applications of the unit. |
| Field of Education: | 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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