SOW-PSB3DH25E
Prevention in Mental Health
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleSOW-PSB3DH25E
Credits (ECTS)4
CategoryB3 (Third year bachelor)
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Social Sciences; Psychology;
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator
dr. K.T.M. van Doesum
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Lecturer
dr. K.T.M. van Doesum
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Contactperson for the course
dr. K.T.M. van Doesum
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Examiner
dr. K.T.M. van Doesum
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Academic year2020
Period
PER2  (02/11/2020 to 24/01/2021)
Starting block
PER2
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims
Upon completion of this course, the student has insight into:
  1. Conceptual framework, history, practical organization, professional roles, policy and recent developments concerning prevention and health promotion in the Netherlands and other countries
  2. Biological, psychological and social prevention mechanisms in daily life (naive prevention)
  3. Theoretical models about the development of mental health problems and mental well-being, and their relevance for effective prevention and health promotion
  4. Knowledge of theory- and practice-guided prevention strategies, and strategies to influence behaviour and surroundings
  5. Founding and development of prevention programmes from thematic perspectives (e.a. Depression and anxiety disorders; Children of parents with mental disorders or addiction; Domestic violence, Relapse prevention of addiction, Prevention of trauma), methodological perspectives (e.a. E-health prevention and community-directed prevention) and from effectiveness perspectives (e.a. effect predictors and effect management).
The student is also able to:
  • Argue in favour of the importance of prevention and mental health promotion
  • Critically consider existing practices in this field, identify the limitations and possible negative effects of these practices, and recognize opportunities for the improvement of existing prevention programmes.
  • Practise new knowledge, insight and skills in assignments on current mental health themes and prevention programmes.
 
Content
During this course, you will acquire knowledge and insight concerning 1) principles, conceptual framework, and practice; 2) effective strategies for prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health; and 3) the scientific basis and development of such interventions with the use of stress and coping theories, social-cognitive behaviour theories, development psychopathology, epidemiological knowledge (public health) and effect research. Care-related prevention strategies, as well as school-, community- and population-orientated approaches will be discussed.
Examples from practice will be provided of programmes aimed at the prevention of depression, domestic violence and the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology, as in children of parents with mental or addiction problems, relapse prevention of alcohol abuse, prevention of trauma and promoting resilience.
During the active seminars, both scientific explications of the above themes and real-life applications from practice will be presented.
Students will practise their new knowledge, insights and skills on assignments such as the analysis of films, designing parts of a prevention program during the active seminars. Students who are not able to participate in the active seminars will receive an at home assignment.
Level

Presumed foreknowledge
First-year Psychology programme or other first-year university programme.
Test information

Specifics

Required materials
Reader
Hosman, C.M.H. & van Doesum, K.T.M. (2018). Prevention in mental health (available from the Lecture Notes Centre in due course).
Articles
Scientific articles, available online.

Instructional modes
Active Seminar
Attendance MandatoryYes

Brightspace

Lecture
Attendance MandatoryYes

Self-study
Attendance MandatoryYes

Tests
Essay (written examination)
Test weight1
Test typeEssay
OpportunitiesBlock PER2, Block PER3