Child and Youth Mental Health Conditions 2 (8ACF051)

8ACF051 Child and Youth Mental Health Conditions 2

Level ~ Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma
Availability ~ Teaching Period 3
Type ~ Child & Youth

Credit Points: 5| EFTSL: 0.042

Hours of Study:

Award: 50 | Microcredential: 50 |Professional Development (participation): 20

Assessment Type: Scenario Response | Due Date: Sunday Week 5

This unit focuses on mental health concerns that often may arise in adolescence or earlier.  Students explore eating disorders, rule breaking behaviours, trauma, depression, and self-harm.

Students will be provided with opportunities to develop skills regarding maintaining currency with theory and practice relevant to child and youth mental health.

For teaching period dates, see the Academic Calendar.


Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit, students will be able to:

  • Integrate current research findings with theory and practice relevant to child and youth mental health.

Weekly Schedule
Week 1 Eating and sleeping problems
Week 2 Rule breaking
Week 3 Grief and trauma
Week 4 Depression
Week 5 Self harm