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Mental Illness, Mental Health and Crisis WorkLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: SO22SOS3

Credits

5 op

Objective

The student:
- has knowledge of mental health, ill- health and traumatic crises.
- is able to encounter, guide and support clients and relatives in crisis or with mental illness.
- is familiar with methods and working approaches within mental health care and crisis work.

Content

- promotion of mental wellbeing
- prevention of mental illness
- the most common mental disorders
- reactions in acute crises
- encountering people with mental illness
- psychosocial work and approaches
- medicines in mental health care
- mental health care legislation, regulatory documents and service systems
- the organisation of the crisis work, forms of support during the various stages of the crisis

Qualifications

None

Enrollment

15.06.2024 - 11.11.2024

Timing

11.11.2024 - 17.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages
  • Svenska
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Daniela Sundell
Teacher in charge

Daniela Sundell

Groups
  • USO23D-Å
    Socionom (YH), h23, dagstudier, Åbo

Objective

The student:
- has knowledge of mental health, ill- health and traumatic crises.
- is able to encounter, guide and support clients and relatives in crisis or with mental illness.
- is familiar with methods and working approaches within mental health care and crisis work.

Content

- promotion of mental wellbeing
- prevention of mental illness
- the most common mental disorders
- reactions in acute crises
- encountering people with mental illness
- psychosocial work and approaches
- medicines in mental health care
- mental health care legislation, regulatory documents and service systems
- the organisation of the crisis work, forms of support during the various stages of the crisis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

None

Enrollment

01.12.2023 - 31.12.2023

Timing

15.03.2024 - 25.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages
  • Svenska
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Åbo – timlärare Socionom
  • Daniela Sundell
Teacher in charge

Daniela Sundell

Groups
  • USO23F-Å
    Socionom (YH), h23, flerform, Åbo

Objective

The student:
- has knowledge of mental health, ill- health and traumatic crises.
- is able to encounter, guide and support clients and relatives in crisis or with mental illness.
- is familiar with methods and working approaches within mental health care and crisis work.

Content

- promotion of mental wellbeing
- prevention of mental illness
- the most common mental disorders
- reactions in acute crises
- encountering people with mental illness
- psychosocial work and approaches
- medicines in mental health care
- mental health care legislation, regulatory documents and service systems
- the organisation of the crisis work, forms of support during the various stages of the crisis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

None

Enrollment

15.06.2023 - 10.10.2023

Timing

10.10.2023 - 17.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages
  • Svenska
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Minna Syrjäläinen-Lindberg
  • Daniela Sundell
Teacher in charge

Daniela Sundell

Groups
  • USO22D-Å
    Socionom (YH), h22, dagstudier, Åbo

Objective

The student:
- has knowledge of mental health, ill- health and traumatic crises.
- is able to encounter, guide and support clients and relatives in crisis or with mental illness.
- is familiar with methods and working approaches within mental health care and crisis work.

Content

- promotion of mental wellbeing
- prevention of mental illness
- the most common mental disorders
- reactions in acute crises
- encountering people with mental illness
- psychosocial work and approaches
- medicines in mental health care
- mental health care legislation, regulatory documents and service systems
- the organisation of the crisis work, forms of support during the various stages of the crisis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

None