The Psychiat 747 course is aimed at clinicians working in child and adolescent mental health who wish to advance their knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent development.

At the end of the 747 course you should be able to:

1. In the clinic, explain, to clients and their families, and to colleagues (other health professionals, teachers, etc.), developmental processes and concepts relevant to client and family experiences and problems, and to planned assessments and treatments.
2. Explain, to clients and their families, and to colleagues, the relation between development and context, including age, gender, culture, socio-economic status, and ethnicity.
3. Compare and contrast perspectives on development particular to New Zealand, especially Māori, Pakeha and Pacific Island perspectives.
4. Access, search, critically appraise, and apply the current research literature on psycho-social development.

1. Attachment and Brain Development
2. Development in Infants and Toddlers
3. Development in Pre-schoolers
4. Development in Middle Childhood
5. Development in Adolescence
6. Risk and Protective Factors

Prescribed Book

Child Development: A Practitioner's Guide, Third Edition by Douglas Davies

Other Readings

Readings are selected for each topic and are available to registered students online via the University Libraray

The Psychiat 740 course is aimed at clinicians working in child and adolescent mental health who wish to advance their knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent psychopthology.

At the end of the 740 course you should be able to:

1. Outline commonly used models of psychopathology
2. Discuss the utility and limitations of classification, particularly with respect to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the DSM-5).
3. Apply the DSM criteria of common and important disorders
4. Describe the history, presentation, diagnostic and associated features, course, and prognosis, of these disorders
5. Be familiar with the aetiology, comorbid disorders and epidemiology of these disorders.
6. Identify cultural and developmental variations and issues in the conceptualisation and definition of these disorders
7. Search, access, critically appraise, and apply the current research base for the disorders

1. Models of Psychopathology, Classification & the DSM, and Māori Youth and the DSM
2. Externalising Disorders: ADHD and Conduct Disorder
3. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma & Stressor-Related Disorders
4. Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Autism, Intellectual Disability & Learning Disorders)
5. Disorders related to Physical Functions
6. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders (Mood Disorders); Self-Harm and Suicide
7. Psychoses and Substance Use Disorders

Prescribed Book

Abnormal Child Psychology, 7th Edition by Eric Mash, David Wolfe

Other Readings

Readings are selected for each topic and are available to registered students online via the University Libraray

The Psychiat 768 course is aimed at clinicians working in child and adolescent mental health who wish to advance their knowledge and use of assessment, formulation and treatment planning.

At the end of the 768 course you should be able to:

1. Complete mental health assessments with children and adolescents with a range of mental health problems,
2. Understand the strengths and limitations of different kinds of child and adolescent mental health assessment
3. Demonstrate appropriate child & adolescent interviewing techniques
4. Structure, analyse and present information gathered in assessments into coherent formulations that in turn guide comprehensive treatment plans.
5. Demonstrate awareness of cultural issues in mental health assessment and treatment planning
6. Demonstrate awareness of issues of concern to users of mental health services
7. Demonstrate awareness of substance use as it relates to child and adolescent mental health issues.

• Fundamental clinical components, e.g. mental state exam, structured observation, risk assessment, formulation, treatment planning
• Taking account of Māori and other cultures
• Different ways of conceptualising cases and how these are reflected in different ways of working
• Assessment, formulation and treatment planning for different kinds of disorders
• Areas for particular attention, e.g. ethics, working with gender diverse youth, consumer perspectives

Prescribed Book

Abnormal Child Psychology, 7th Edition by Eric Mash, David Wolfe

Other Readings

Readings are selected for each topic and are available to registered students online via the University Libraray