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Evidence Based Mental Health Promotion (5 cr)

Code: TH00BN90-3004

General information


Enrollment

30.09.2022 - 31.12.2022

Timing

30.08.2022 - 28.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

5 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Master of Social Services and Health Care

Teachers

  • Johanna Berg

Groups

  • YKLAMS22

Objective

Student are able to
Critically evaluate national and international perspectives, good practices and special issues of the mental health promotion.
Analyze the agency, developmental needs and future perspectives of the social- and health care services from the mental health promotion point of view.
Critically examine and develop the realization of participation from the perspectives of individual, family, community and society.
Apply multidisciplinary, research-based mental health promotion related knowledge in different development activities.
Implement mental health promoting methods in their own field of expertize and critically evaluate their impact.

Content

Mental health promotion strategies, programs and campaigns (in municipal, national, EU and international levels)
Prevention and promotion, evidence based methods in mental health promotion
Ethical questions and stigma related to promotion of mental health
Participation and prevention of exclusion
Recovery orientation
Early interaction and trauma orientation
Digital methods supporting mental health promotion

Evaluation scale

H-5