Study Guide

Objective

Students
• know how to work with various mental health, crisis and substance abuse customer groups in a customer-oriented manner and support the customer’s inclusion while considering the unique characteristics of different ages
• are familiar with the connection of substance abuse and mental health problems to other social problems
• are familiar with the protective and risk factors related to substance abuse and mental health problems
• are familiar with scientific approaches to substance abuse and other behavioural addictions
• are familiar with acute crisis work
• know how to identify and prevent self-harm and the risk of suicide
• are familiar with the ethical principles of mental health, substance abuse and crisis work and recognise ethical issues and know how to apply them in practice
• are familiar with the quality recommendations and strategies of mental health and substance abuse work as well as key national and international programmes

Content

• multidisciplinary and multi-professional activities
• various addictions
• customer inclusion in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
• mental health, crisis and substance abuse work for various ages
• crisis work and acute crisis work
• legislation related to mental health and substance abuse
• ethical principles, quality recommendations and strategies of mental health and substance abuse work, national and international programmes