| Department of Counselling Psychology Course outline | |||||||||||||||||||
| Programme | Master of Social Sciences in Play Therapy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Title | Child Psychopathology | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Code | MPT507 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Credits | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration of Weeks | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-requisite Course(s) | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cluster | Theory and Knowledge in Play Therapy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Aims |
The course provides an overview of several behavioural and emotional problems in childhood development. These include disorders of behavior, neurodevelopmental problems and problems related to physical and mental health. Students will acquire knowledge in assessment criteria, defining features, associated characteristics, possible causes and current research about each type of problems. Students will be given an opportunity to discuss case examples and encouraged critically review child psychopathology to gain understanding of what constitutes “normal” vs “pathological” behaviours. In this course, child and environment will become a focus to raise awareness for child wellbeing.
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS) |
l Describe different types of child psychopathology according to the diagnostic classification systems. l Explain the etiology, treatment and prevention of child mental health disorders. l Identify dynamics and processes in the family and how they affect treatment, as well as interventions to address them.
l Discuss critically the cultural and social influence on child psychopathology. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment |
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
For Reference Only
© 2020 Department of Counselling & Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
|
|||||||||||||||||||