MENK21HKI Mental Health and Wellbeing (5cr)
Code: MEN0005B16S-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 07.09.2020 - 30.09.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 18.01.2021 - 19.02.2021
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- EDUCATION
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 200
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
- Teachers
- Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala
- Course
- MEN0005B16S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization MENK21HKI Mental Health and Wellbeing MEN0005B16S-3005. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
The students will be able to
- use terminology and core concepts of mental health and wellbeing
- identify current issues in mental health in different contexts
- identify common types of mental health problems
- apply the mental health legislation
- know the different types of mental health services and how to refer service users to mental health services utilise community based approach in work with people with mental health issues
- identify on how cultural backgrounds effect to attitudes of mental health services
Content
Contents
- Concepts and approaches to mental health and wellbeing
- Mental health services and legislation
- Community based mental health services, mutual support organizations
- Community issues in the treatment of mental health problems
- Different cultural concepts of mental health
Materials
Required reading materials and other references will be available in the moodlerooms.
Teaching methods
Learning outcomes:
In this course, the students will be able to:
- use terminology and core concepts of mental health and wellbeing
- identify current issues in mental health in different contexts
- identify common types of mental health problems
- apply the mental health legislation
- know the different types of mental health services and how to refer service users to mental health services
- utilise community based approach in work with people with mental health issues
- identify on how cultural backgrounds effect to attitudes of mental health services
Planned learning activities and teaching methods: Lectures, two learning assignments and an online exam. This course will be more on independent learning; however, the learning assignments (infographic and reflective essay) can also be modified if students prefer to do it in small groups (2 - 3 students).
Completion alternatives
Alternative way of completing the study module is only possible upon specific circumstances/criteria (i.e. sickness etc.). Personal reasons such as travel and work are not considered as acceptable criteria.
Alternative way of completing the study module must be agreed with the responsible lecturer and/or study guidance counselor two weeks before the beginning of the study module.
In this study module the alternative way of completing the study module consists of an exam to be taken on any exam re-take day by the end of Spring 2021. The literature for the exam will be decided with the teachers.
Student workload
Orientation, face-to-face lectures, online lectures (1 cr)
Independent learning, learning assignments, seminar (4 cr)
Student´s workload is approximately 26h 40min per credit that is divided between different learning tasks during the study module.
Further information
The study module requires skills to use Diak´s online learning area.
Diak guidelines are followed in AHOT / RPL process.