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 2024. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY5015
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PSY5015
2 units list PSY5015 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
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 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 4 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Case study (1,500 written words)30%
- Presentation (6-8 minute pre-recorded oral presentation)45%
- Reflection (1,000 words25%
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
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
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Francesca Collins
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY5015?
PSY5015 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after PSY5015?
PSY5015 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including PSY5021 and PSY5022.
When is PSY5015 offered?
PSY5015 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
Does PSY5015 have an exam?
No. PSY5015 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.