Objectives and competences
Students will be able to:
• Understand the developmental, psychological, and social factors that influence mental health in children and adolescents.
• Identify common mental health disorders in children and adolescents, their symptoms, and diagnostic criteria.
• Evaluate evidence-based interventions and therapeutic approaches for treating mental health disorders in this population.
• Analyze the impact of family, school, and community environments on the mental health of children and adolescents.
• Conduct advanced research related to child and adolescent mental health, applying appropriate methodologies and ethical considerations.
• Formulate policies and programs aimed at improving mental health outcomes for children and adolescents.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Overview of mental health in childhood and adolescence
The role of nursing in child and adolescent mental health care
Theories of child and adolescent development (cognitive, emotional, social, and physical)
Critical developmental stages and their impact on mental health
The role of family and caregivers in supporting healthy development
Early identification and intervention for developmental and mental health disorders
Mental Health Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Clinical assessment techniques for children and adolescents
Risk assessment (self-harm, suicide, violence)
Evidence-Based Interventions
Crisis intervention and management
The influence of peers, schools, and social media
Policy and Advocacy
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
The student knows:
- Critically analyze the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social developmental stages of children and adolescents and their impact on mental health.
- Examine the role of family, caregivers, and social environments in promoting mental well-being throughout childhood and adolescence.
- Accurately identify the signs and symptoms of common mental health disorders in children and adolescents, applying diagnostic criteria.
- Evaluate and apply evidence-based psychotherapeutic, pharmacological, and community-based interventions for children and adolescents with mental health disorders.
- Utilize standardized assessment tools to conduct mental health evaluations, risk assessments, and behavioral screenings for children and adolescents.
- Interpret assessment data to develop appropriate interventions and monitor progress over time.
- Lead multidisciplinary care teams in managing complex mental health cases, ensuring a coordinated approach to treatment and support.
Readings
Temeljna literatura/Basic literature:
Musgrave, J., 2023. Health and wellbeing for babies and children. London ; New York : Routledge. [COBISS.SI-ID=144728579]
Yearwood, E.L., Pearson, G.S., Newland, J.A. (eds.), 2021. Child and adolescent behavioral health: a resource for advanced practice psychiatric and primary care practitioner in nursing. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. [COBISS.SI-ID=63717123]
Thapar, A. et al. (eds.), 2018. Rutter`s child and adolescent psychiatry. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. [COBISS.SI-ID=2048291435]
Dodatna literatura/Additional literature:
Videbeck, S. L., 2020. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Barr, O., & Gates, B., 2018. Oxford handbook of learning and intellectual disability nursing. Oxford University Press, USA.
Zadravec Šedivy, N., Poštuvan, V. (urd.), 2022. Samomorilno vedenje mladostnikov: razvoj in implementacija preventivno-intervencijskih programov. Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem. [COBISS.SI-ID=115171075]
Schmidt, I., 2020. Anoreksija, neizrekljiva praznina: o telesu, spolu, strahu, krivdi in odraščanju, o razdvojenosti, izogibanju in razpadanju, o biti vse, potem pa nič. Maribor: Založba Pivec. [COBISS.SI-ID=21223427]
Roškar, S. et al. (urd.), 2019. Duševno zdravje otrok in mladostnikov Sloveniji: povzetek publikacije. Ljubljana: Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje. [COBISS.SI-ID=299904000]
Jeriček Klanšček, H. et al., 2019. Z zdravjem povezana vedenja v šolskem obdobju med mladostniki v Sloveniji; izsledki mednarodne raziskave HBSC. Ljubljana: Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje. [COBISS.SI-ID=302244096]
CILAR BUDLER, Leona, STRIČEVIĆ, Jadranka, KEGL, Barbara, PEVEC, Monika, KLANJŠEK, Petra. Caring for children and adolescents victims of domestic violence : a qualitative study. Journal of nursing management. Sep. 2022, vol. 30, no. 6, str. 1667-1676, tabeli. ISSN 1365-2834. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jonm.13512, https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13512, DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13512
CILAR BUDLER, Leona, ŠTIGLIC, Gregor. Age, quality of life and mental well-being in adolescent population : a network model tree analysis. Scientific reports. 2023, vol. 13, no. 1, [article no.]17667, str. 1-9, graf. prikazi. ISSN 2045-2322. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44493-w, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44493-w
