Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Health, Psychology and Social Care

Module description

Professionals working with children and adolescents need to be able to identify disorders and psychological problems that may influence the professional’s assessment and communication with the young person and family.

This module aims to explore some of the disorders and problems that you may encounter. Having a broad understanding of these issues will enable you to appreciate and understand how these difficulties may affect your relationship with the young person and the family.

The module will also examine the importance of effective communication with the wider allied agency teams.

Who this course is for

This course is aimed at all health and social care professionals working within a child and adolescent arena.

Course team

Erica Lloyd: areas of interest include assessment of child and adolescent wellbeing and evaluation of interventions

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course you should be able to:

Evaluate and demonstrate conceptual understanding of the issues arising from the assessment of a child or young person, who has, or may have, a mental health problem.
Critically discuss and evaluate the referral pathways utilised within CAMHS, demonstrating an exploration of multi-agency working, incorporating the family within the referral process.