Mental health and intoxicating substances (4cr)

Objective

Students
• understand individual, communal, social and cultural factors related to mental health and substance abuse
• know how to assess and analyse their values and attitudes to mental health and substance use and identify and reduce social stigmatisation
• are familiar with the central legislation related to mental health, substance abuse and crisis work
• understand the role of preventive, remedial and problem-reducing work in mental health, substance and crisis work
• understand the significance of factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health
• know the basics of intoxicating substances and the risks and downsides related to their use
• understand the basics of how various crises manifest

Content

• protective and exposing factors (individual, community, society and global level)
• central legislation related to mental health, substance abuse and crisis work
• key concepts of mental health
• work that promotes and remedies mental health
• levels of substance use
• preventive, remedial and problem-reducing substance abuse work
• manifestation of crises
• principles of crisis work and forms of help
• reflection on professional growth

Further information

AHOT 8/2025:
Diakin AHOT-ohjeet ja käytännöt.