Preventative Youth Psychiatry

Subject 554-824 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 hours
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Nil.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Subject Overview: The subject covers:
  • Vulnerability to serious mental illness;
  • Understanding the transition from vulnerability to prodrome and the onset of serious mental illness in young people;
  • Models of primary and secondary prevention as applied to serious mental illness in young people;
  • Community development strategies to enhance "case finding"; and
  • Opportunities and strategies for prevention of secondary morbidity.
Assessment: 100%: One written assignment (3000 words max).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: By the end of this subject students should be able to:
  • Outline models of health promotion;
  • Discuss the evidence and rationale for early detection and intervention in the treatment of serious mental illness in young people;
  • Design community focussed strategies for primary and secondary prevention of serious mental illness in young people; and
  • Design psychosocial treatment strategies in the prevention of secondary morbidity.
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Science (Young People's Mental Health)

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