Public Health
Keywords
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will be able to
- locate social psychiatric research in the domain of public health research
- describe the present state of two specific fields in social psychiatry
- discuss current challenges and action plans for local and global mental health promotion
- describe the Finnish system for tertiary prevention of mental disorders or the corresponding system in the country of the student’s origin
- find information about NGOs in the mental health domain and be able to describe the input of these in mental health promotion
Contents
Community participation in mental health care and mental health promotion
Current papers on global mental health and mental health promotion
Current issues in social psychiatric research
Ethical considerations of mental health promotion
Communicating mental health issues to diverse populations
Teaching methods
| Teaching method | Contact | Online |
| Independent work |
See more precious information in the teaching schedule.
Teaching language
EnglishModes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Lecture, group/individual work in the Moodle learning environment, the student will also participate in a relevant congress, seminar or the like (with teacher approval) or make a learning diary of material agreed with the teacher.
The course will be completed entirely in the Moodle learning environment (Learning 2)
Evaluation
Pass/fail.Study materials
Will be announced in the teaching schedule and on the learning environment.
Further information
Organized non-stop. For approval all the assignments have to completed withing six months from the date of enrollment. The quota for Open University students each Academic Year is 3.
Belongs to following study modules
