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 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY5015
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PSY5015
No unit lists PSY5015 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students enrolled in M6042 Master of Applied Mental Health need to have received prior credit or a passing grade for PSY5011, PSY5012, PSY5013, PSY5014 to enrol in this unit.
Students enrolled in M6001 Master of Advanced Health Care Practice can directly enrol in this unit.
Students in all other courses must have permission to enrol in this unit.
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 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 2 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Case study with short answer responses (1,500 words)40%
- Skills demonstration: role-play providing parent support (8 - 10 min pre-recorded video)Threshold hurdle40%
- Reflection on skills demonstration (1,200 words)20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify relevant legislative, ethical, and health policy considerations when working with children, youth, and families.
- 2
Apply knowledge of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social-cultural factors in child and youth mental health to risk management and intervention planning.
- 3
Apply a collaborative care approach when working with other family-facing professionals to support families for child and youth mental health.
- 4
Demonstrate skills in reflective practice and the provision of evidence-based parenting support to simulated parent-clients for their child’s mental health
- 5
Demonstrate adaptability in communication, rapport building and cultural responsiveness for safe practice in preventive and community settings for child and youth mental health.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials6 hours
Students should expect to spend 20-24 hours per week on this unit to achieve the learning outcomes:
- 1-hour synchronous web-based 'class-time' for skills-based activities
- 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 a one hour live class, facilitated by your Online Learning Adviser.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Marie Yap
- Dr Kim Johnston
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Kim Johnston
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY5015?
PSY5015 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY5015 offered?
PSY5015 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
Does PSY5015 have an exam?
No. PSY5015 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.