Diagnosing and Managing Youth Mental Illness in Primary Care
Develop practical evidence-based strategies you can apply immediately in community clinical settings, informed by Orygen's leading expertise and real-world general practice. RACGP CPD eligible
$550.00 (inc GST)
What you will learn
Gain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.
Developed in collaboration with leading experts in youth mental health (including developmental paediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, adolescent addiction medicine and general practice) this micro-credential is designed for busy clinicians. The course combines flexible online learning with live or recorded webinars and practical workplace-relevant assessments. Complete learning activities at times that suit your clinical schedule.
Feel more confident identifying, diagnosing and managing common mental health presentations in young people within primary care.
More than 75% of mental health issues occur before the age of 25, making early intervention for young people crucial in improving better long-term mental health outcomes.
Developed in collaboration with leading experts in youth mental health and young people with lived experience, this micro-credential is for qualified or trainee general practitioners, paediatricians, and primary care nurses looking to expand their expertise in conducting interventions and prescribing treatments for a range of mental health disorders in young people.
Diagnosing and Managing Youth Mental Illness in Primary Care counts for 42.5 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). If you are a GP, you will be eligible to claim RACGP CPD hours for completing this activity.
Identify and address different forms of mental ill-health
Learn to recognise and effectively manage different forms of mental ill-health in young people, such as depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. Explore their epidemiology, symptomatology, and the impact they have on daily functioning to deepen your understanding of assessment and intervention strategies.
Explore diagnostic challenges and multimodal intervention strategies
Understand best-practice psychosocial and pharmacological interventions to support young people experiencing mental ill-health. Gain insights from leading experts and access world-class resources that support evidence-based diagnosis and multimodal treatment approaches, including psychopharmacotherapy for youth.
Develop a youth mental health care plan tailored to an individual's specific needs
Drawing on the latest research, psychiatric knowledge, and treatment guidelines, create a tailored mental health care plan for a young person experiencing mental ill-health. You'll analyse real-world case studies to address specific needs, and integrate best-practice intervention strategies for effective support.
Who you will learn from
Learn from skilled academics and professional experts who will share invaluable knowledge you can use in your job.
Anthony Hurst
Lecturer
Anthony is a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, with experience teaching across postgraduate programs in youth mental health, genetic counselling, health communication and psychology. He is a registered psychologist and family therapist, with clinical experience working therapeutically with young people, families and people impacted by trauma. External to the University, Anthony serves as Board Chair of the EMDR Association of Australia.
Dr Simone Craig
General Practitioner and Lecturer, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Melbourne
Dr Simone Craig (she/her) is a General Practitioner, and lecturer for the Victorian Government Doctors in Secondary Schools Program, within the Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Melbourne. She has extensive experience working with marginalised young people, families and their communities, in a variety of primary care settings including government and non-government organisation funded youth health services, private practice and school-based health services.
More from this series
The Youth Mental Health in Primary Care suite empowers GPs, nurses and paediatricians with advanced skills, tailored specifically for working with young people presenting with mental health concerns.
The Youth Mental Health in Primary Care series
The Youth Mental Health in Primary Care suite empowers GPs, nurses and paediatricians with advanced skills, tailored specifically for working with young people presenting with mental health concerns in primary care settings. Both micro-credentials are designed to extend prior knowledge and skills in mental health clinical practice to the application of therapeutic assessment and intervention strategies when supporting young people accessing primary care. You'll have access to world-class resources that are informed by the latest evidence-based research specific to youth mental health.
Explore more from the Youth Mental Health in Primary Care series:
- Assessing and Enhancing Youth Mental Health in Primary Care (Micro-credential)
Fees
For individuals
To take Diagnosing and Managing Youth Mental Illness in Primary Care as a stand-alone micro-credential, you'll pay the normal course price.
Please contact Student Support to discuss discounts and payment options for University of Melbourne staff or alumni, or to pay by invoice.
$550.00 (inc GST)
For teams
If you have three or more team members who are keen to upskill with Diagnosing and Managing Youth Mental Illness in Primary Care, get in touch to discuss pricing. For large groups, we can also deliver and contextualise this course exclusively for your organisation.
Pricing on request
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Course details
Designed for fully qualified or trainee general practitioners, paediatricians, psychologists, social workers, and fully qualified nurses working in private and public settings across Australia, this course is also open to learners at different stages of their career, including trainee general practitioners and paediatricians.
Learners are expected to be working as nurses, medical practitioners, psychologists or social workers with young people in a relevant healthcare setting, such as primary care, general practice, family medicine or paediatrics. Their current role should involve, or provide opportunities to undertake, the assessment, diagnosis and management of mental health conditions in young people within their professional scope of practice.
Learning in Assessing and Enhancing Youth Mental Health in Primary Care is equivalent to Level 9 of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of the evidence-based guidelines for effectively supporting young people experiencing mental ill-health, as well as the practical skills to prescribe appropriate treatments for a variety of mental health disorders.
You'll be able to:
- Identify and describe common mental disorders in young people, incorporating best practice psychosocial and biological interventions for these disorders.
- Formulate evidence-informed mental health care plans that are tailored to the individual needs of young people experiencing mental ill-health, incorporating contemporary research, psychiatric knowledge and treatment guidelines.
This micro-credential runs over eight weeks.
Your total time commitment will be approximately 42 hours max, which includes:
- 10 hours guided study
- 18 - 22 hours self or peer learning
- 10 hours for assessment tasks
Assessment:
- Interactive, online quizzes on Diagnosing and Managing Youth Mental Illness in Primary Care: Weekly quiz comprising of 5 questions to assess learning throughout the program (30%)
- Mental health care plan based on a case study: Using case studies, formulate a mental health care plan tailored to a young person’s individual needs that incorporates evidence-based, best-practice interventions (70%).
Diagnosing and Managing Youth Mental Health Illness in Primary Care can be taken on its own or as a standalone micro-credential. However, if you want to deepen your expertise, you can complement it with the course Assessing and Enhancing Youth Mental Health in Primary Care, which will equip you with the skills to assess mental health, suicide and self-harm risks in young people with mental health concerns in clinical settings.
This suite includes:
- Assessing and Enhancing Youth Mental Health in Primary Care
- Diagnosing and Managing Youth Mental Illness in Primary Care
Delivered fully online, this course provides a convenient way to develop your skill set from a location that suits you. Within our digital learning environment, you'll engage with other professionals and leaders and take part in synchronous and asynchronous learning activities.
You'll have access to videos of industry leaders discussing key topics relating to the best-practice approaches to working with young people experiencing mental ill-health, drawing on case studies. You'll also take part in live online workshops, contribute to discussion boards with your peers, and complete independent study to deepen your understanding.