PSY914 Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Ane Ugland Albæk
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Psychosocial Work with Children and Adolescents, Continuing Education
Teaching language
NorwegianCourse contents
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When life becomes difficult. Experiences from children, adolescents and families in sorrow and crises.
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Various risk factors related to developing psychosocial problems; children with mentally ill parents, children living with family violence/drug addiction, divorce, loneliness and victimisation, physical and mental neglect and mistreatment, experiences from war and traumas, religious fundamentalism.
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Child and adolescent mental health; historical development, current problems and future challenges.
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Being together, social interaction and dialogue through reflection and reflectional conversation/team.
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Power, assistance and offense in therapeutic relations.
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Developing individual communicative skills.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will:
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have skills in initiating, organising and participating in assistance based on the needs and wishes of children and adolescents, and on their understanding of their own situation;
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have skills in systemising, documenting and communicating their own and others´ experienced-based knowledge;
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have an insight into research, evaluation and quality assurance related to mental health work especially emphasising the challenges a relational focus involve;
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have knowledge about mental problems in a relational perspective;
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have knowledge about inter-subjectivity and relational skills ¿ empathy, consideration and recognition.
Evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
A graded 5-day individual written examination.