PSY5015 Supporting families for child and youth mental health
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY5015 Supporting families for child and youth mental health is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2025. It needs PSY5013, PSY5011, PSY5012 and PSY5014 and unlocks 4 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for PSY5015. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before PSY5015
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PSY5015
4 units list PSY5015 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in course code M6042
Overview
This unit will focus on developing your knowledge of child and youth mental health and your skills to support their parents and broader families. You will learn about common child and adolescent mental health problems, the bidirectional relationships that intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social-cultural factors have with child and youth mental health, and the unique needs of LGBTIQA+ families. You will develop an understanding of the role of parental carers in child and youth mental health, interpersonal skills for communicating with carers about their parenting behaviours, and intervention delivery skills for providing ethically informed and evidence based carer support for child and youth mental health.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 2 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Report: Case study report (2,000 written words)Written40%
- Oral presentation: Psychoeducation presentation (8-10 min recorded presentation and 1-page sheet)Presentation60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and socio-cultural risk and protective factors associated with child and young person mental health and wellbeing.
- 2
Apply the legislative and ethical principles relevant to child and young person mental health and wellbeing.
- 3
Evaluate a variety of behavioural and relational parenting interventions.
- 4
Design psychoeducation around parenting strategies that reflects a person-centred approach.
- 5
Critically reflect on how personal and professional values influence interpersonal connections.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials6 hours
You should expect to spend 20-24 hours per week on this unit to achieve the learning outcomes:
- 5-6 hours self-directed learning journeys
- 4-5 hours readings or activities
- 7-8 hours skills-based assessment tasks
Each week there will be an optional Zoom session.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Erin Mckay
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY5015?
You need PSY5013, PSY5011, PSY5012 and PSY5014 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after PSY5015?
PSY5015 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 4 units, including PSY5019, PSY5020, PSY5021 and PSY5022.
When is PSY5015 offered?
PSY5015 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does PSY5015 have an exam?
No. PSY5015 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.