SS1106 - An Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Credit points:	06
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Subject offering in Study Period 0 is restricted to Certificate students only.

The subject is comprised of three modules. Module 1 looks at the history of developmental psychology and psychopathology. A number of issues faced by developmental psychologists are addressed. Module 2 introduces the developmental pathways involved in infancy and toddlerhood, the preschool years, school age years and adolescence. Module 3 offers the opportunity to study, in some depth, a number of areas of abnormal childhood and adolescent development. Students taking SS1106 for credit toward a higher qualification must complete it in one semester by the end of the final week of classes.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an understanding of some of the issues affecting parents and families;
• demonstrate an understanding of some of the issues involved in cultural diversity;
• demonstrate an understanding of the issues involved in labelling and classification of mental health problems;
• demonstrate knowledge of the developmental pathways involved in: prenatal development and birth; social and personality development in infancy and toddlerhood; cognitive, social and personality development at school age; physical development, health, social and personality development in adolescence;
• demonstrate knowledge of the history and current perspectives of developmental psychology;
• recognise and have an overview of the issues involved in: foetal alcohol syndrome; down syndrome; autism; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; adolescent eating disorders; adolescent suicide.

Availabilities
, Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(84%); (16%).
, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(84%); (16%).
, Study Period 0
Census Date 06-May-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(84%); (16%).
, , Study Period 32
Census Date 06-May-2005
Face to face teaching 28-Mar-2005 to 05-Jul-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Assessment:	(84%); (16%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.