Course overview
Overview of Mental Health seeks to introduce counsellors to current understanding about lived experience and the effects of stigma and discrimination for people experiencing mental illness and their significant others. There is opportunity to develop knowledge about the types of disorders as they are currently understood and outlined in the DSM-V or ICD-10. Students will also develop assessment skills to recognize the range of signs and symptoms and facilitate effective communication with other mental health professionals. Emphasis will be placed on the lived experience and recovery model, and a person-centred approach.
Course learning outcomes
- summarize the contexts in which people are living with mental illness and the effects of stigma and discrimination on the overall health and wellbeing of the community
- Describe the mental health needs of special populations within the society.
- describe the range and groupings of mental health issues and the categories commonly assigned through the DSMV or ICD10
- recognise and appropriately respond to the signs and symptoms associated with mental health issues in the counselling context
- utilise appropriate terminology to enable communication with other mental health professionals.
- use a basic understanding of the Mental State Examination and Risk Assessment
- evaluate the need for, and complete where indicated, referral to a specialised mental health service.
- describe key features and the relevance of the Recovery Model in a counselling setting.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 57913
Section WS01
Size 70
Available 64
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