| CODE | PSY3644 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Psychology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students will be presented with the major categories of disorders and disabilities from a social model,holistic and transdisciplinary approach. Students will also be introduced to relevant therapeutic interventions (psycho-educational and pharmacological) as well as exposed to a critical analysis of services presently being offered in Malta. Topics covered will include: - the theoretical and philosophical Framework and developing a conceptual framework for working with children and children and adolescents – an inclusive Community based support; Child and Adolescent Classifications of mental health; Working with families, schools and agencies; Depression in Children; Conduct Disorders; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders; Language Disorders; Sphincter Control; Pervasive Developmental Disorder; Down syndrome and cognitive impairment; - Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida;Traumatic Brian Injury; Various Syndromes; Drug and Alcohol use and Abuse;Anxiety Disorders ; Child Abuse; - Schizophrenia & Organic Psychotic States; Neurotic, Somatoform and Stress related Disorders; Eating Control Disorders; Sensory Disabilities: Most common medication given to children with developmental disabilities and their side effects; - Seminars: Psychological Services for Children and Adolescents in Malta and various syndromes. Study-unit Aims The aims of this study-unit is to present students with the major categories of child and adolescent disorders and disabilities from a social model,holistic and transdisciplinary approach. Students will also be introduced to relevant therapeutic interventions (psycho-educational and pharmacological) as well as exposed to a critical analysis of services presently being offered in Malta. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Understand the different symptoms associated with different child and adolescent psychopathological conditions, different assessment tools used for the diagnosis of these conditions and psycho-educational and pharmacological interventions. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the differences between different child and adolescent conditions, - Identify which psycho-educational and pharmacological interventions are more appropriate for different conditions, - Offer a critical analysis of the services offered locally, - Understand parents' perspectives, - Observe and monitor a child taking specific medication. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings - Turnbull R., Turnbull A., et al. (2009). Exceptional lives. special education in today’s schools. (6th Ed.) Merrill Prentice Hall. - Wernar, C. (2002). Developmental psychopathology. USA: McGraw Hill. - American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision). - Dowling, E. & Osburne E. (1994). The family and the school: A joint systems approach to problems with children. UK: Routledge. - Kaplan, P.S. (1996). Pathways for exceptional children. West Publishing Company. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PSY1622 AND TAKE PSY1623 | ||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is only offered to Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) students. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Roberta Attard Denise Borg Janet Mifsud Elena Tanti Burlo' |
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