Mental Health Issues in Child Protection

This course will enable students to gain a foundational knowledge of current mental health issues and their impact on family functioning and parenting within the context of child protection. Students will be able to recognize and identify family stressors and explore relationship dynamics as well as individual psychopathology in children and adults. In addition, this course will cover the development of mental illness and areas of child protection in instances where help is needed. The purpose of this course is to prepare students to identify when to support and/or intervene in families that are challenged by mental health issues. Students will become familiar with how and when to intervene with the aim of reducing potential harm from predisposing risk factors, eliminating or mitigating precipitating factors, minimizing the persistence of perpetuating factors and enhancing the beneficial effects of protective factors. Finally, through the use of a biopsychosocial framework, this course will address how students can recognize and identify the clinical presentation and aetiology of adult and childhood mental illness. Note: Check with the institution regarding start/ end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to the program, section, and/or semester. Note: Check with the institution regarding start/ end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to the program, section, and/or semester.