Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Perspectives in Mental Health Work
PSH7000
Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Perspectives in Mental Health Work
PSH7000
The course describes and discusses the history, development and understanding of mental disorders. This applies to individual, group and societal levels. The course focuses on how mental disorders can be experienced and the consequences it can have for individuals in day-to-day life. The organization of the services is included.
Knowledge
The student:
- Has in-depth knowledge of how biological, psychological, behavioural, social and societal relationships affect mental health
- Has advanced knowledge about the characteristics, development, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of psychiatric disorders as well as health promoting mental health work.
- Has a good knowledge of mental health care services and addiction treatment.
- Is able to apply knowledge of mental health work innovatively in the field of specialist development and research.
Skills
The student:
- Is able to analyse and relate critically to existing theories, methodologies and professional issues in mental health work and use them to formulate professional reasoning.
- Is able to use and justify, in an autonomous manner, the choice of relevant approaches for specialist development of mental health work.
- Is able to integrate knowledge and apply it in various praxis contexts.
General knowledge
The student:
- Is able to analyse professional issues related to mental health work based on the discipline¿s scientific traditions, distinctiveness and place of society.
- Is able to use knowledge of mental health work to develop existing and new competence.
- Is able to justify the choice of action and theoretical framework in mental health work.
PC with camera, headset and microphone, otherwise no costs beyond semester fee and reading literature.
Compulsory
Not offered as independent course
Lectures, seminars, guidance, problem-based learning (PBL) Other student active learning activities.
The programme of study is evaluated annually by the students through course surveys (mid-term evaluation and final evaluation). The evaluations are part of the university's quality assurance system.