Mental health and substance abuse work (5cr)

Objectives

The students
- know the basic concepts and can apply them in customer work
Mental health
- know the basic starting points for mental health and illness
- can improve their knowledge on mental health, mental wellbeing and mental problems
- know mental health as a social and wellbeing service in public, private and 3rd sectors
- can operate in the field of mental health, in promotional and preventional work, guiding persons in rehabilitation as a part of multiprofessional team

Substance abuse work:
- the students can evaluate substances as a multifaceted phenomenon and from various scientific viewpoints
- recognise their own attitudes towards intoxicants
- know the basic information about substances and their use
- can work in preventive and curative substance work tasks
- know the legislation, service systems and guidance processes of substance and mental health services

Content

Scope 5 cr

Parts of the course
Psychosocial work - introduction (1cr)
Mental health work (1,5 cr, intensive work)
Substance abuse work (1,5 cr, intensive work)
Exam (1 cr; lectures and literature)

Type of the course:
Compulsory

Level of the course
Professional studies

Contents
Definition and basic concepts of psychosocial work
Central starting points for the national mental health and substance abuse plan (2009)
Mental health - mental wellbeing - mental problems as concepts
Supporting customers in their daily lives, risk and crisis situation, supporting, preventing and health promoting work
Explanations for substance abuse, substance abuse cultures