Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: BEP202LIN.
Psychiatry, 20 YH credits, gives you in-depth knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and explanatory models, as well as the concept of normality and its relativity. You gain in-depth knowledge of risk and protective factors linked to the most common diagnoses a treatment educator meets in their work. The course gives you an understanding of neuropsychiatric diagnoses, comorbidity and how these can show up in the treatment educator's work.
Duration: 4 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible
Time commitment: Full-time study equivalent to 20 YH credits (about 4 weeks)
The purpose of the course is to give the student in-depth knowledge and explanatory models regarding psychiatric diagnoses, as well as the concept of normality and its relativity.
The purpose of the course is to give the student in-depth knowledge and explanatory models regarding psychiatric diagnoses, as well as the concept of normality and its relativity.
What you will learn
What you learn.
You have in-depth knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and explanatory models.
You understand the concept of normality and its relative nature.
You can describe risk and protective factors in common psychiatric diagnoses.
You understand neuropsychiatric diagnoses and comorbidity in the professional role of treatment educator.
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Psychiatric diagnoses and explanatory models
Review of common diagnoses and ways of explaining them.
Normality and relativity
The concept of normality and its cultural and contextual relativity.
Risk and protective factors
Factors that affect the development and management of mental ill health.
Neuropsychiatry and comorbidity
Neuropsychiatric diagnoses and comorbidity in the treatment educator's work.
Target audience
Who is this for?
The course suits future treatment educators.
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