Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work with People of Different AgesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Mental health and substance abuse work with people of different ages 5 cr (Satakunta University of Applied Sciences)The student shall be able toanalyse critically and develop children's, adolescents' and elderly people's mental health welfare work, promote the mental health of these groups as well as participate in remedial activities.use researched data in the planning of mental health and substance abuse welfare treatment work for these groupsassess mental problems and psychosocial needs of patients of different ages and their families and help the patient by means of treatment work methods as well as refer patients to appropriate care

Content

Contentsspecial characteristics of mental health and substance abuse welfare work with children, adolescents and elderly peopleearly interaction and attachment relationships as the basis of mental healthchildhood and adolescence crisesthe most common mental health and substance abuse disorders with children and adolescents, their prevention and treatmentcrises of ageing, elderly people's mental health and substance abuse problems and their prevention and treatmentthe most common memory disorders and differential diagnosis