Dual disabilities (6 points)
(MED)
Leader: Ms S Pica and Ms J Tomasoni
Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (OCL)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (OCL)
Synopsis:
Objectives: 1. Intellectual Disability Upon completion of this unit students will: Have an understanding of the interaction between the aetiologies of intellectual disability and of mental disorder; Be aware of the epidemiological background to mental disorder in intellectual disability; Understand the key principles and philosophies of care for persons with learning difficulties in the more general case; Understand how to incorporate the general principles of care for those with intellectual disabilities into psychiatric management; Understand the application of special strategies for management of mental disorder in the case of those with intellectual disability. 2. Substance Misuse Students will also: Understand the determinants of substance use in the general population; Understand the social and individual determinants of pathological substance use; Be aware of definitions of various patterns of abnormal substance use; Be aware of current understandings and treatment strategies in the area of substance misuse; Understand the role of substance misuse in precipitating psychiatric and medical disorder; Understand the ways in which psychiatric disorders may affect individuals ability to respond to treatment interventions for substance misuse; Know how to adapt strategies for management of substance misuse to the specific problems of those with mental illness.
Assessment: Study journal (30%) + Written assessment approx. 4,000 words (70%)
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