Child and Adolescent Mental Health – MSc/Postgraduate Certificate

Duration and mode of study

Three years part-time by distance learning

Start Dates

October each year

Entry requirements

The course is aimed at professionals currently working with children. The prerequisites to entry are; a second-class honours degree or equivalent professional qualification from a recognised university or college; or an equivalent academic or professional qualification that involves the care of, or working with children and adolescents (including doctors, nurses, primary mental health workers, teachers, social workers, therapists, youth workers and other voluntary sector staff).

Fees

October 2013

All students: £9,495

Course aims

To equip you with a sound knowledge and understanding of a range of topics in child and adolescent health; to use this to underpin your existing practical experience with evidence-based expertise and develop an appreciation of the strengths and limitations of research evidence and, at Masters stage, its application; to enable students to enhance their careers in the field of child and adolescent mental health.

Course modules

Course content includes:

• Mental Health and the Community
• Specific Mental Health Problems of Childhood and their Management
• Research Methodology
• Training, Consultation, Supervision and Interagency Collaboration
• Dissertation

Teaching and assessment methods

Teaching is through specially prepared course materials and other directed reading. On-line delivery of course materials and a virtual learning environment support teaching. Each module is assessed separately and there is a final Master’s dissertation.

Contact

Jo Welch
Course Administrator
jrw19@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk/psychology