YH901 Mental Health in Young People Part 2
Unit Description
Pre-requisites
Compulsory: YH801 Preferred: YH802, YH803, YH804
Co-requisites
None.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Evaluate and analyse different ways of conceptualising mental illness in young people and demonstrate an integrated understanding of theoretical frameworks that inform practice
Critically analyse and apply advanced specialised knowledge about low prevalence, high severity mental illness
Determine and justify the application of well-developed judgement and skills for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and referral pathways for young people with mental illness
Analyse a cases and formulate an assessment
Unit Description
Mental Health in Young People Part 2 introduces the complexity around diagnosis and diagnostic systems and the synthesis of these ideas. It offers an alternative clinical staging framework which can assist with critically evaluating and conceptualising emerging mental health issues in young people. These approaches are applied to the complex challenge of assessment and diagnosis, and treatment planning, which might include therapy and/or psychotropic medication. This subject specifically discusses the low prevalence and high severity illnesses of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Topics
- Phenomenology, and symptoms and course of illness
- DSM and ICD classifications systems
- Clinical Staging Model of youth mental health
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Best Practice Guidelines - Psychotropic Medications vs Therapy
- Referral pathways
- Psychosis
- Bipolar Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Unit offerings
Face to face: (Every 2nd Year (Even), Semester 2)Please note
The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.
This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.