Course - Mental Health of Children and Adolescents - HVUT8028
HVUT8028 - Mental Health of Children and Adolescents
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home examination | 100/100 | 5 days | A |
Course content
The course provides knowledge about mental health and illness in children and young people, and important prerequisites for further developing and improving children and young people’s abilities to cope with life crises and psychosocial stress. Knowledge about risk and protective factors for children and young people’s mental health is emphasized, and health-promoting thinking and measures are central. The subject also provides an overview of common complaints and disorders, as well as triggering and maintaining factors related to mental complaints and disorders among children and young people.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
• has in-depth knowledge of social science perspectives on children and young people’s living conditions
• has advanced knowledge about children and youth’s mental health and the risk and protective factors associated with the development of psychosocial problems
• has in-depth knowledge about children living in families with neglect, abuse, and trauma
• has knowledge about central health-promoting perspectives and basic conditions for promoting children and young people’s growth and learning
Skills:
• can analyze and use relevant perspectives on children and young people’s daily life and upbringing conditions
• can implement preventive measures for children living in families characterized by insecurity and insecurity
• ability to identify conditions that can potentially lead to skewed development in children and young people, and capacity to intervene early in a development course
• ability to recognize and take advantage of protective factors and resources in the child and its immediate environment, as central elements in the psychosocial work with children and young people
General competence:
• can analyze factors that affect children and families’ psychosocial health
• can apply knowledge about living conditions among children and young people and social marginalization processes, poverty and social inequality in terms of health
• can analyze various conditions that promote and further develop children and young people’s ability to cope with life crises and psychosocial stress
Learning methods and activities
Lecture, group work and self studies.
Compulsory assignments
- Mandatory assignment
- Mandatory assignment
Further on evaluation
Work requirements must be approved to pass the exam.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Psychosocial Work with Children and Youth (HSVPABU)
Required previous knowledge
Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) within a relevant subject area. Direct work with children and young people in at least half position.
Course materials
The curriculum is published in Blackboard at the start of the course
No
Version: A
Credits:
20.0 SP
Study level: Further education, higher degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Term no.: 2
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Social Work
Examination
Examination arrangement: Home examination
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Home examination
100/100
A
Release
2024-11-01Submission
2024-11-08
10:00
INSPERA
12:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates -
Spring
ORD
Home examination
100/100
A
Release
2025-05-05Submission
2025-05-12
10:00
INSPERA
12:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"