Course content

The subjects are primarily mental health, relationship development, care competence and neglect.

Including:

• history and devlopmental traces in child and adolescent psychiatry.
• different theories in psychology, perspectives and work methods.
• children and mental disorders.
• material, bio-social-psycho-cultural factors influence for development of psychiatric disorders and drug addicts related to children and adolescents.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - Has knowledge

• about the importance of the raising environment for children and adolescents. The impact on development of relationships and mental illnes and social problems.
• of research and developmental work within the area of commitment and treatment of children.
• of the history of child psychiatry, traditions, and place in society.

Skills - Students who have completed the subject:

• can account for the importance of children and youths raising environment has for the development of psychiatric disorders and social disorders.
• can account for relationship competency in the work with children at risk and their families.
• can account for pediatric psychiatry history, traditions, and place in society. Using research litterature to evaluate and present these to enlighten a research question.
• can evaluate, discuss,care and neglect.

General competency - Students who have accomplished the subject:

• have insight in relationship competency and work ethics.
• can express knowledge about mental health, care and neglect, both written and oral.
• have insight in framewise and relationshipwise challenges when meeting children and treating them.
• have insight in child, youth and families needs for companionship and support as well as in child work responsibility.
• can reflect over own values and preconsieved attitudes when meeting people in need.
• can identify and comprehend ethical problems and dilemmas.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, groups, selfstudies.

Compulsory assignments

• Written group exercise

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Passed ISA1003 Lifespan Psychology

Required previous knowledge

Students must have passed all exams in the first semester and 45 credits in the program in order to take the exam in this course.

The course has study rights requirements. This means that the course is reserved for students admitted to the programme Bachelor in child protection and child welfare at NTNU.

Course materials

Will be published on Blackboard at the start of the course