MHSC8032 Building Resilience with Young People

Associate Professor Anthony Venning

2017

4.5

1 x 2-day intensive workshop per semester
1 x 120-hour independent study per semester
1 x 20-minute on-line exercises per semester
2 x 1-hour on-line lectures per semester

1 Admission into MCBT-Master of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
1a Admission into GDPCBT-Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
2 1 of MHSC8022, MHSC8033
3 Admission into GCEWM-Graduate Certificate in Education (Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health)
3a Admission into MEDWM-Master of Education (Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health)
3b Admission into MEDWMP-Master of Education (Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health) [1.5 years]
3c Admission into MWPMHE-Master of Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health in Education
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a) and 2) or ((3 or 3a or 3b or 3c)))

General knowledge of CBT principles as applied to low prevalence psychological disorders, recent clinical experience in a mental health or related setting.

Assignment(s); Test(s); Tutorial participation.

Students will be introduced to and encouraged to think critically about the concept of resilience in young people. Core content will expose students to the major theories in the area of resilience, common psychological disorders in young people that impact levels of resilience, recent neurological evidence, and contemporary strength-based approaches to developing and sustaining resilience. All therapeutic evidence presented will fall under a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) framework with reference to emerging evidence-based trends nationally and internationally.

The topic aims to offer students a broad understanding of resilience in young people, and how/if resilience can be developed and sustained to prevent or lessen the impact of mental illness. The topic covers several areas including major theories in the area of resilience and strength-based models and approaches to developing resilience. The topic aims to further develop skills in research and critical thinking and uses emerging evidence and practice examples from different health promotion settings to facilitate this.

On successful completion of the topic students should be able to:

Demonstrate a broad understanding of health promotion in a young population.
Recognise the translation of theory into practice through a critical examination of emerging research in resilience.
Engage constructively with peers to devise and deliver an exemplar of an intervention to promote and sustain resilience in a young population.
Demonstrate a critical awareness of how a chosen strength-based approach to resilience can be operationalised.

Key dates and timetable

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