Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Interrogate the key principles and approaches for adapting mental health and recovery-oriented services for diverse children, adolescents, and their families;
2. Identify and evaluate common factors contributing to mental ill-health in children and adolescents;
3. Articulate the impact of mental ill-health in children and adolescents that could impact their growth, development, mental health, and emotional wellbeing;
4. Assess the barriers and enablers of children’s and adolescents’ access to mental health services;
5. Critically review strategies that underlie child and adolescent friendly mental health service provision including multidisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration; and
6. Participate in an academic community through reflective and critical engagement in academic texts and understanding of principles of academic integrity.