Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Problems

Credits: 30
Course code: NUR 40124

Contact email: nursing.cpd@keele.ac.uk
Starting months: September

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Course overview

This module aims to equip practitioners with the skills and knowledge to undertake a comprehensive assessment of children and adolescents with a mental health problem and plan care accordingly. The module is designed to augment and enhance existing assessment skills along with the ability to apply the findings from a comprehensive assessment of a child or adolescents mental state to inform a plan of care.

Overview

The teaching and learning will take a blended approach including synchronous, asynchronous and in-situ learning.

The student will be encouraged to draw upon their experience in practice and be encouraged to seek out practice opportunities to extend their scope of professional practice, in relation to child and adolescent mental health.

Module aims

The aim of this module is to build on existing skills and knowledge of registered health and social care practitioners, equipping them with underpinning core competencies, in the assessment and planning of care for children and adolescents with mental health problems.

Entry requirements

Applicants will normally hold current registration with an appropriate professional body, and be working in an appropriate clinical environment.

Module content

Childhood development and attachment theories
History taking; risk assessment and risk-taking behaviours
Autism and ADHD
Consent, legal and ethical issues
Principles of DBT and CBT
Emotional disorders including depression and anxiety
Eating disorders
Emerging personality disorders, psychosis and bi-polar disorder
Adverse Childhood Events
Suicide and self-harming behaviour
Substance misuse
Pharmacological treatments for common child and adolescent mental health problems
Service-user and family perspectives.

Teaching and assessment

A blended learning strategy has been adopted to address the learning needs of a variety of students and make efficient use of renewable sources. Scheduled learning/teaching hours - 48hours, broken down as:

Synchronous/In-situ: 24 hours
Group work: 12 hours
Assessment support (workshops): 12 hours including mock presentations to practice presentation skills
Independent study: 192 hours, students will be provided with a range of learning resources (micro-lectures, reading, videos, tasks) to guide them through their independent studies.