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

Code: SO20SOS3-3002

General information


Enrollment

11.06.2021 - 16.10.2021

Timing

16.10.2021 - 10.01.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 cr

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Campus

Åbo, Henriksgatan 7

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Minna Syrjäläinen-Lindberg
  • Daniela Sundell
  • Lilian Nordell

Teacher in charge

Eva Juslin

Groups

  • USO20F-Å
    Socionom (YH), h20, 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

No preliminary requirements