Mental Illness in Young People II

Subject PSYT90057 (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 a 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 Paul Badcock

Contact

Dr Paul Badcock

Email: pbadcock@unimelb.edu.au

Administrative:

Val Popovska

popovska@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Course content includes:

  • Young people and general health issues.
  • Epidemiology of mental illness in young people.
  • Outline of clinical disorders including DSM criteria, descriptions, aetiology and course during late adolescence and early adulthood.
  • Mental illness and comorbidity in young people.
  • Psychopathology and the developmental trajectory.
  • Psychopathology, culture and young people.

Learning Outcomes:

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

  • Recognise the range of psychopathology in young people.
  • Describe the range of clinical disorders which develop during late adolescence and early adulthood.
  • Discuss the epidemiology of serious mental illness in young people.
  • Develop a basic understanding of the relationship between developmental processes during late adolescence and the emergence of psychopathology.
  • Delineate a biopsychosocial framework for understanding the onset and course of mental illness in young people.
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% weekly contributions to 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
Prescribed Texts:

NIL – list of recommended texts are provided on request

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:

  • Recognise the range of psychopathology in young people;
  • Describe the range of clinical disorders which develop during late adolescence and early adulthood;
  • Discuss the epidemiology of serious mental illness in young people;
  • Develop a basic understanding of the relationship between developmental processes during late adolescence and the emergence of psychopathology; and
  • Delineate a biopsychosocial framework for understanding the onset and course of mental illness in young people.

Related Course(s): Graduate Certificate in Youth Mental Health
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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