Course Overview
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
BPS214
Learn about child and adolescent mental health.
Course Overview
During this course you will learn the signs, symptoms and treatments that will assist in helping children and adolescents with mental health issues. Mental health is an alarming issue that is particularly prominent for people living in developed areas. It is difficult to estimate the number of children and adolescents who are affected by mental health conditions as some are more underlying than others. The statistics for Australia in 2007 have estimated that 14% of children between 4 and 16 years and 45% of people over 16 years are affected by mental health at some point. Therefore it is important for people to be informed and educated about mental illness especially in children and adolescence because it isn’t something that always stands out like a sore thumb. Sometimes the worse cases are the hardest to recognise.
This course provides an extensive overview on the nature and scope of mental health and the issues amongst children and adolescents. You will become familiar with signs and symptoms of some common mental health conditions, their possible causes and learn the correct treatment.
Subjects
There are 10 lessons and assessments to complete in this course:
Lesson 1: Nature and Scope of Mental Health
Lesson 2: Childhood Depression also how this changes when reach adolescence. signs and symptoms and treatments.
Lesson 3: Anxiety Disorders
Lesson 4: Tic Disorders
Lesson 5: Brain Disorders (Injury & Disease)
Lesson 6: Other Disorders
Lesson 7: Environmental Problems
Lesson 8: Problems of Adolescence
Lesson 9: Holistic and Alternative Approaches to Treatment
Lesson 10: Special Project
Entry requirements
There are no general entry requirements for this course, just your drive, motivation, and passion for the industry. You may enrol into this course at any time and begin studying shortly after enrolment.
Duration study load
We allow up to 12 months to complete this course, although your actual completion time may be less depending on prior experience and the time you commit to your study. Approx 100 hours.
Payment Options
GROW Training Group offers a range of payment plans to suit any budget.
Course fees include course delivery and assessment, study materials and dedicated student support services.
Qualification
Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a GROW Training Group Training Certificate of Achievement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
