MDCS42680 Mental Health: young people

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module delivers teaching on Child and Adolescent Mental Health disorders. Teaching is provided on the clinical presentation and treatment of disorders in young people including depression, anxiety disorders and eating disorders in children. There will be some teaching on deliberate self harm in children and personality development. Developmental disorders including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders and learning disorders will be covered in the teaching. Behavioural disorders and substance misuse disorders will also be covered. There will be a focus on initial recognition of the disorders and safe initial management of mental health disorders in young people.
This module is delivered during the first trimester of the Graduate Certificate Major X998 and during the 1st year of a 2 / 4-year programme on Child Art Psychotherapy,
100% attendance is expected, but 80% attendance is the minimum attendance required to achieve credit for the
module. Absences must be discussed with the module coordinator or course lecturers, who will require supporting
documentation (e.g. medical certificates). Students who miss part of the module may be asked to do a further piece
of work in remediation.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Students will have some knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of disorders seen in child and adolescent mental health services.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Autonomous Student Learning

113
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures will be provided with case studies/case descriptions. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Written Examination Week 12 Graded Yes

100

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

100% attendance is expected, but 80% attendance is the minimum attendance required to achieve credit for the module. Absences must be discussed with the module coordinator or course lecturers, who will require supporting documentation (e.g. medical certificates). Students who miss part of the module may be asked to do a further piece of work in remediation. Students are assessed at the end of the module in the form of a 2 hour written examination. Students who fail will be given the opportunity to resit.