Overview

CHILD MENTAL HEALTH Understanding the principles relating to the development of mental health/problems in children/young people. LO 1, 6) Strategic context for care (LO 4) Working in an interprofessional context and co-production (LO 3,4) Resilience and risk (LO 1, 3, 4) Adverse Childhood Experiences and their impact for children and young people (LO 1,3,4) Attachment theory (LO 1, 3) Assessment (LO 1, 6) Assessment and formulation (LO 1, 6, 7) Compassion focused approaches (LO 1,6,7) Working in trauma informed ways (LO 1,3,4)

MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS - DISORDERS IN A DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXT
Work with young people who are sad - depressed or distress from low mood. (LO 1-7) Loss (LO 1, 3, 6) Understanding self-harming behaviours. (LO 1-7) Working with children and young people who are anxious and young people with PTSD (LO 1-7) Working with young people with obsessive compulsive disorder (LO 1-7) Understanding and working with children and young people with ADHD/conduct disorder.(LO 1-7) Understanding autism spectrum and the impact on the individual and their families (LO 1-7) Understanding eating disorders (LO 1-7) Working with young people who have psychosis (LO 1-7) Working with co-occuring substance misuse (LO 1-7) Reflection on practice: evaluation, supervision, consultation (LO 4)

MANAGING EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES Legal framework. (LO2) Ethical issues in children and young people services (LO2) Children’s rights (LO2) Risk assessment (LO6) Understanding the role clinical supervision and consultation (LO1-4) Early intervention and prevention (LO 1-7) Parenting programmes (LO 1-7) Working with families (LO 1-7) CBT approaches with children and families (LO 1-7) Interpersonal therapy (IPT) (LO 1-7) DBT (LO 1-7) Psych-social interventions (LO 1-7) Systems and family interventions (LO 1-7)

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to accurately identify and assess the mental health problems and disorders in children and young people that may require further therapeutic intervention. Demonstrate the ability to develop psychological & sociological, ecological and systemic formulations as means of understanding and creating treatment approaches for children and young people's psychological and mental wellbeing.

• Discuss legal frameworks relating to the care of children and young people with mental health problems and disorders (e.g. child protection; mental health measure; mental health act, etc)

• Discuss theories of child development relating to the understanding and care of children and young people with mental health problems and disorders.

• Effectively deliver a programme of therapeutic care utilising a broad range of knowledge and skills, illustrating the journey for the child & young person.

• Evaluate & critique therapeutic approaches experienced & taught during the module and the role that clinical supervision plays

• Evaluate through reflection on practice the ability to deliver a programme of care within their own clinical area for a child, young person and their family. Illustrate the reflective processes which contribute to collaborative care.

• Practice in a safe and effective manner with children and young people with mental health needs in the context of their own environment.

• Work with children and young people with mental health needs within the context of interagency working and the multi disciplinary team.