Youth Mental Health Service Innovation

Subject PSYT90045 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Credit Points: 12.5
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught online/distance.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 27-Jul-2015 to 25-Oct-2015
Assessment Period End 20-Nov-2015
Last date to Self-Enrol 07-Aug-2015
Census Date 31-Aug-2015
Last date to Withdraw without fail 25-Sep-2015


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: NIL (online only)
Total Time Commitment:

170 hours

Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge:

Undergraduate qualification in health-related discipline

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

Coordinator

Dr Candice Boyd

Contact

Dr Candice Boyd
Email: cboyd@unimelb.edu.au

Administrative Contact

Val Popovska

popovska@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Course content includes:

  • Examples of innovative service delivery to young people
  • Covering large geographical areas
  • Foundations of case management
  • Clinical supervision in youth mental health practice
  • Service integration
  • Information technology for clinicians

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this subject students should be able to:

  • Apply an understanding of the preventive model to the delivery of services through inpatient and community-based settings.
  • Outline major considerations of designing, implementing and evaluating youth mental health services.
Assessment:
  • 25% weekly quizzes on lecture content (4 multiple choice questions per week for 5 weeks and 5 multiple choice questions in the last week = 25 questions in all)
  • 25% graded contribution to discussion board (weekly contributions to the graded discussion board constituting one original post and at least one follow up post, totally a minimum of 12 posts in all. Forum receives an overall grade according to marking criteria)
  • 50% major assignment (essay), 3,000 words due Week 6 of the subject
Prescribed Texts:

NIL

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:

  • Apply an understanding of the preventive model to the delivery of services through inpatient and community-based settings;
  • Identify optimal administrative and management approaches in the delivery of services to young people;
  • Outline major considerations of designing, implementing and evaluating research projects into serious mental illness in young people.

Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences(Young People's Mental Health)
Graduate Diploma in Youth Mental Health
Master of Youth Mental Health

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