The course is included in these curricula and study modules

Av 2001 - 2004 - Emergency care special topics

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

2 cr

Competency aims

To provide the student with a basic knowledge of the psychiatric health care system and to develop his/hers skills in understandning and supporting people with psychiatric illnesses.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected to have a basic knowledge of the psychiatric health care system and to have developed his/hers skills in understandning and supporting people with psychiatric illnesses.

Course contents

The patient in the psychiatric health care context. The mental health care law. Psychiatric illnesses

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Introduction to mental care and crisis management.

Previous course names

-

Recommended or required reading

Cullberg, Johan 2003. Dynamisk Psykiatri: i teori och praktik. Stockholm: Natur och Kultur

Study activities

  • Lectures - 26 hours
  • Tuition managed by students but supervised by the teacher - 8 hours
  • Individual studies - 26 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 60 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 26 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 34 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Exams
  • Demonstrations and presentations

Examiner

Savolainen Jari

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Assessment methods

  • 2007-05-24 - Exams
  • 2006-09-18 - Demonstrations and presentations

Course and curriculum search