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-ÅSocionom (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