Post-Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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This postgraduate certificate is for health professionals who want to work in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Sector. It comprises 60 points which may become the prerequisite for the postgraduate diploma.
Papers - Semester 1
PSYCHIAT 747 Child and Adolescent Development - 15 pts
Evaluation of research support for major concepts and theories of development. Theories of attachment, cognitive development and social and emotional development in the context of the family and of identity and self-concept development in adolescence.
PSYCHIAT 740 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology - 15 pts
Extramural, self-study course using web based learning, relevant websites and email.
Classification of psychopathology, the history, presentation and diagonosis of important and common disorders that present in childhood and adolescence; Maori and Pacific cultural issues.
Paper - Double Semester 2
PSYCHIAT 768 Clinical Skills in Child, Adolescent & Family Mental Health Assessment - 30 pts
A clinically orientated course that focuses on normal and abnormal development, psychopathology and ability to assess family function in a culturally appropriate way. It teaches the clinical skills of assessment, formulation and case recording of children and adolescents and their families within a mental health setting.
Why Child & Adolescent Mental Health?
Mental Health problems in children and adolescents are a major concern. The Ministry of Health has stated that 3% of young people in New Zealand need access to Mental Health services. Barriers to meeting this need include the serious deficit of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinicians, and the limited training available: few health professionals have undergraduate or specialized training in the area.
Where Will My Postgraduate Studies Lead Me?
These courses are offered to graduates in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, social work or clinical psychology who work, or wish to work, in child and adolescent mental health services and want to gain further skills and knowledge in this field. Papers can be credited towards a Postgraduate Diploma and then towards a Master of Health Sciences or other degrees, depending on the background of the student.
Interested in Postgraduate study in child & adolescent mental health?
Please contact us by clicking on this link to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health postgraduate study page and submit an Expression of Interest.
For administrative issues, please contact the Programme administrator:
Janine Joubert
j.joubert@auckland.ac.nz +64 9 373 7599 ext 89717
For academic advice please contact the Programme coordinator:
Vas Ajello
v.ajello@auckland.ac.nz
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