PSY407 Community Mental Health - Current Concepts and Findings

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Mental health care, Interdisciplinary Education
• Master's programme in Psychosocial health

Teaching language

This course is taught in Norwegian and an English translation of the course description is not available.

Course contents

People in evolution and change

• Comprehension of identity, gender identity, normality and aberration

• Knowledge of mental health and illness based on experience and perception

• The understanding of normality and insanity in a historic perspective

Perspectives on mental health and mental illness

• User perspectives on mental health work

• Coherence and differences between medical - and social conditions and mental health

People communicating

• Communication and co-operation in families, groups and social networks

• Forms of dialogue and appearance which promote coping and recovery from mental illness

• Linguistic and opinion-making processes

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student will:

• have advanced knowledge of the influence of the field´s history on today´s practice

• be able to analyze problems related to mental health and mental health work in the light of different professional perspectives

• have sound knowledge of the importance of the relation and dialogue for mental health and mental health work

• have in-depth knowledge of the importance of life conditions and socio-cultural varieties

• have developed a critical attitude to communication, knowledge, language and control

• have special competence related to factors that increase the risk of developing mental illness and factors which promote recovery-processes

• be able to apply knowledge of communication and reflecting processes in dialogues

• have thorough knowledge as a basis for understanding other people´s experiences from mental illness

Examination requirements

• Attendance requirements must be met.

• Approved course requirements.

Please refer to the course brochure for details.

Teaching methods

• Lectures / conferences

• Group work / seminars

• Exercises / skills training

• Supervision

• Self-studies

Seminars have a dialogical approach in which students actively participate. Group work/seminars and exercises/supervision are compulsory and 80 % certified attendance is required.

Student workload in this course is estimated to approximately 405 hours.

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course, 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 five-day individual written home examination.

Please see the course brochure for details.

 

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
PSY407 – Community Mental Health - Current Concepts and Findings	15
PSY407 – Community Mental Health I	15