Unit Information
Unit code: HNO6015
Credit points: 12
This unit examines key principles, strategies, and approaches to engage with and assess diverse children and adolescents experiencing mental-ill health. Students interrogate how to conduct responsible, safe, and ethical risk assessments guided by relevant legislative frameworks. Learning includes a comprehensive analysis of child and adolescent-friendly models and approaches for successful clinical practice. Students also critically reflect on their interpersonal communication when conducting age-appropriate biopsychosocial, culturally appropriate risk assessments.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Optimise client-centered engagement with diverse children and adolescents experiencing mental ill-health and their families or carers.
- Interrogate ethical and legislative frameworks in children and adolescent mental health practice.
- Articulate a framework for assessing the needs of families of children and adolescents experiencing mental ill-health.
- Plan age-appropriate and culturally appropriate biopsychosocial assessments for culturally diverse children and adolescents.
- Develop assessments to facilitate engagement and collaborative relationships with children and adolescents and their families or carers.
Poster: Principles underlying youth-friendly engagement (500 words) - 10%
Case Study: Plan an age-appropriate biopsychosocial, culturally appropriate assessment (2500 words) - 50%
Presentation: Facilitating engagement and collaborative relationships with children and adolescents and their families; (10 mins) - 40%
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