Psychosocial Interventions with Youth

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

Undergraduate qualification in a health-related discipline

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Course content includes:

• Foundations of cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBT)
• Recent developments in the applications of CBT in the treatment of serious mental illness
• Designing basic CBT interventions for young people with serious mental illness
• Interpersonal developmental theories and the role of the peer group
• Designing group-based interventions for young clients
• Providing psychoeducation and support to families

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

• Outline the major developments in the application of cognitive-behavioural interventions in the treatment of the onset of serious mental illness in young people;
• Develop a basic understanding of the role of psychodynamic therapies in the treatment of serious mental illness in young people;
• Design cognitive-behavioural interventions in the treatment of primary and secondary morbidity in serious mental illness in young people;
• Outline the rationale for group-based interventions in working with young people;
• Design group-based interventions for young people with serious mental illness;
• Outline the major needs of families experiencing the onset of a major mental illness; and
• Design and implement core family-based interventions.

• 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% case study and treatment plan presentation, due Week 5 (Hurdle requirement)
• 50% major assignment (case study), 3,000 words, due Week 6 of the subject

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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

• Outline the major developments in the application of cognitive-behavioural interventions in the treatment of the onset of serious mental illness in young people;
• Develop a basic understanding of the role of psychodynamic therapies in the treatment of serious mental illness in young people;
• Design cognitive-behavioural interventions in the treatment of primary and secondary morbidity in serious mental illness in young people;
• Outline the rationale for group-based interventions in working with young people;
• Design group-based interventions for young people with serious mental illness;
• Outline the major needs of families experiencing the onset of a major mental illness; and
• Design and implement core family-based interventions.