YHT5VK22DIAK-Dooc-1 Mental health and intoxicating substances (4 cr)
Code: YHT5004A20S-3019
General information
Enrollment
13.09.2021 - 05.10.2021
Timing
31.01.2022 - 25.02.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 200
Degree programmes
- BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
- BA of Social Services
- BA in Health Care
- BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
- BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
- BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
- BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
- Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
- Tuomo Lyhty
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Objective
Students
- understand individual, communal, social and cultural factors related to mental health and substance abuse
- understand the significance of factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health
- are familiar with central mental health disorders and comorbidity as well as their individual manifestation and connection to substance abuse
- know the basics of intoxicating substances and the risks and downsides related to their use
- understand the basics of how various crises manifest
- are familiar with the central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- understand the significance of talking about a topic as well as early and well-timed help
- understand the significance of work promoting and remedying mental health
- understand the significance of preventative and remedying substance abuse work
- know the basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- understand the significance of customer-oriented multidisciplinary expertise in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
- know how to assess and analyse their own values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to mental health and intoxicating substances
Content
- factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health as well as factors exposing people to mental health and substance abuse problems
- the most common mental health disorders and comorbidity and their connection to substance abuse
- intoxicating substances (alcohol, surrogate alcohol, multi-addiction, cigarettes and drugs) and addictive behaviour
- manifestation of crises
- central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- work that promotes and remedies mental health
- work that prevents and remedies substance abuse
- processing downsides, health risks and problems
- basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration in mental health, substance abuse and crisis work
- reflection of professional personal growth
Evaluation scale
0-5