Postgraduate Course: Mental Health Promotion for Children, Young People and Families (CLPS11034)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is taught entirely online and is a core course for the MSc in Mental Health and Well-being of Children, Young People and Families.
The course will cover the following areas:
* History of public health and health promotion (including mental health promotion)
* Models of health, health promotion and health care
* Theories of health (including psychological theories)
* Understanding health inequalities and inequities
* Evidence supporting mental health promotion
* Approaches for promoting mental health |
| Course description |
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being (WHO, 1948), emphasising the important part mental health and well-being play in the promotion of health in general. Today, mental health ranks as a priority area within international health agendas. The promotion of mental health is part of the wider field of health promotion and sits alongside the prevention and treatment of mental health problems. This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to incorporate health promotion principles, values and practices into child and adolescent mental health settings. It is based on the recognition that everyone has a role to play in the promotion of mental health, not just those working within the health field, but in other sectors including education, local government and community planning.
The specific developmental and systemic considerations for this area as applied to child and adolescent mental health form an integral part of this course.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 30 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 19,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
177 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One course essay of 4000-5000 words (100%).
OR
Peer review of group work and individual essay of 2,000 words
To be decided. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the key models and theories of health promotion as they are applied to mental health
- Extend developmental theory to concepts underlying effective models of health promotion
- Critique evidence related to health promotion practice, including literature from disciplines related to public health (such as economic and political disciplines)
- Design and critically appraise outlines of mental health promotion programmes which integrate theory and research of different models of health promotion
- Review and contextualise the essential benefits and barriers of multidisciplinary and multi-agency approaches to promoting and improving mental health for children and young people
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
* Research and enquiry skills, including evaluation and critical analysis
* Personal and intellectual autonomy skills, including accountability and working with others
* Technical and practical skills
* Communication, numeracy and IT skills
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Charles Marley
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
Email: Charles.Marley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
Email: L.Sheal@ed.ac.uk |
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