Neuropsychiatric and Mental Health Challenges in the Course of Life and in Everyday Life (5 cr)
Code: TH00CA58-3001
General information
Enrollment
10.10.2022 - 09.01.2023
Timing
02.01.2023 - 31.05.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
40 - 65
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Noora Kumpulainen
- Susanna Virta
Groups
-
PSOSTK22
-
PSOSTS22
-
PSOSK22V
-
PSOSS22V
Objective
• you know the most common neuropsychiatric and mental health disorders and their symptoms
• you understand how neuropsychiatric and mental health disorders affect a person’s everyday life in different life phases
• you know how to help clients to cope with different disorders and manage their everyday life
Content
• attention disorders, autism spectrum disorders, affective disorders, psychoses, anxiety disorders, eating disorders
• the challenges with executive functions, social life and interaction, impulse control, coping and achievement, and looking after oneself and others
• supporting clients’ management of everyday life with the help of research- and evidence-based tools
• increasing clients’ awareness and agency in looking after their own interests and supporting a healthy lifestyle
Evaluation scale
H-5