HLTH 4441: Population Based Mental Health Assessment and Intervention
Students will be introduced to best practices in working with specific populations, such as younger adults, older adults, aboriginal people, LGBT populations, women and families who are experiencing mental health problems.
Learning outcomes
- Identify the common mental health problems experienced by individuals who are (or have):
- Experienced trauma
- Older adults
- Children
- Youth
- First Nations, Inuit, and Metis
- Immigrants and refugees
- Gay, lesbian and transgender
- Brain injury
- Developmental disorders
- Sexual disorders
- Receiving palliative care
- Appreciate key practice issues involved in the care of:
- Individuals who have experienced trauma and their families
- Older adults with mental health problems and their families
- Children with mental health problems and their families
- Youth with mental health problems and their families
- First Nations, Inuit, and Metis individuals with mental health problems and their families
- Immigrants, refugees with mental health problems and their families
- Gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals with mental health problems and their families
- Brain injury and their families
- Developmental disorders and their families
- Sexual disorders and their families
- Individuals who are receiving palliative care and their families
- Identify and apply the core skills and behaviours that support high quality care of:
- Individuals who have experienced trauma and their families
- Older adults with mental health problems and their families
- Children with mental health problems and their families
- Youth with mental health problems and their families
- First Nations, Inuit, and Metis individuals with mental health problems and their families
- Immigrants, refugees with mental health problems and their families
- Gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals with mental health problems and their families
- Brain injury and their families
- Developmental disorders and their families
- Sexual disorders and their families
- Individuals who are receiving palliative care and their families
- Individuals involved with the criminal justice system and their families
- Identify the relationship between mental health problems and involvement in the criminal justice system.
- Appreciate the key components of assessment of mental health problems for individuals with criminal justice involvement.
- Identify key components of reporting and treatment requirements related to mental health and criminal behavior.
Course topics
- Lesson 1: Trauma-Informed Practice
- Lesson 2: Caring for Older Adults and Their Families
- Lesson 3: Caring for Children and Their Families
- Lesson 4: Caring for Youth and Their Families
- Lesson 5: Mental Wellness and Recovery with Indigenous Populations
- Lesson 6: Caring for Immigrants, Refugees, and Their Families
- Lesson 7: Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bi-, Trans-, and Queer Populations with Mental Health Issues
- Lesson 8: Caring for Individuals with Brain Injury and their Families
- Lesson 9: Caring for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families
- Lesson 10: Caring for Individuals with Sexual Dysfunction
- Lesson 11: Caring for Individuals in the Criminal Justice System
- Lesson 12: Caring for Individuals in Palliative Care
Required text and materials
The following textbook would have been purchased in HLTH 4421. Students who did not take HLTH 4421 and/or don't already own the required textbook, will need to purchase it. To do so, please contact Enrolment Services at student@tru.ca or 1.800.663.9711 (toll-free in Canada), 250.852.7000 (Kamloops, BC), and 1.250.852.7000 (International).
- Goldbloom, D. S. (2010). Psychiatric clinical skills (Revised 1st ed.). Toronto, ON:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Type: Textbook. ISBN: 978-1-77052-378-4
Assessments
To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course and 50% or higher on the mandatory final project.
| Assignment 1: Visual Collage-Media Watch and Issue Identification | 30% |
| Assignment 2: Reflexive Practice Ethno-cultural Research Paper | 30% |
| Mandatory Final Project: Multi-Media Presentation on Special Populations | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Open Learning Faculty Member Information
An Open Learning Faculty Member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.
