Working with complexity

Working with complexity

Level ~ Masters
Availability ~ Semester 1

In this semester you will enhance your ability to understand and support as a psychiatrist those who are often considered too ‘difficult’ by others. Expand your concepts of practice and opportunities as you learn about the needs of individuals who have difficulties with substance misuse, intellectual disability or interface with the forensic system. At the same time, develop your understanding of how to prepare for and undertake a research (or scholarly) project.

Individual topics are those described in the Psychiatric Medicine Units Research and Project Planning and Comorbidity and Complexity.


Learning Outcomes

Available in MyHETI.


Teaching Schedule
Topic 1 Leadership in Recovery –Oriented Care
Topic 2 Scholarly Project lecture series
Topic 3 Mental Health of People with Intellectual Disability lecture series
Topic 4 Talking, Walking and Working together for better First Nations
Topic 5 Limiting the Harm from Alcohol Abuse
Topic 6 Neuropharmacology and Stimulants
Topic 7People with Mental Illness and Drug Misuse
Topic 8Reducing Over the Counter and Prescribed Medication Misuse
Topic 9Working with people with opiate dependence
Topic 10Forensic Related Mental Health Assessment and Reporting
Topic 11Assessing Risk and Management of Harm to Others
Topic 12Forensic Mental Health Systems and Legislation
Topic 13Working with ‘Difficult People’
Topic 14Disorders and Problems More Common in Forensic Populations
Topic 15Sleep Disorders – social, psychiatric or medical?
Topic 16Working with People with problems with gambling
Topic 17Preventing Nicotine Misuse in People with Mental Illness