Mental health and intoxicating substances (YHT5NK26DIAK)

– factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health as well as factors exposing people to mental health and substance abuse problems
– the most common mental health disorders and comorbidity and their connection to substance abuse
– intoxicating substances (alcohol, surrogate alcohol, multi-addiction, cigarettes and drugs) and addictive behaviour
– manifestation of crises
– central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
– work that promotes and remedies mental health
– work that prevents and remedies substance abuse
– processing downsides, health risks and problems
– basics of crisis work and methods of helping
– multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration in mental health, substance abuse and crisis work
– reflection of professional personal growth

Students
– understand individual, communal, social and cultural factors related to mental health and substance abuse
– understand the significance of factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health
– are familiar with central mental health disorders and comorbidity as well as their individual manifestation and connection to substance abuse
– know the basics of intoxicating substances and the risks and downsides related to their use
– understand the basics of how various crises manifest
– are familiar with the central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
– understand the significance of talking about a topic as well as early and well-timed help
– understand the significance of work promoting and remedying mental health
– understand the significance of preventative and remedying substance abuse work
– know the basics of crisis work and methods of helping
– understand the significance of customer-oriented multidisciplinary expertise in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
– know how to assess and analyse their own values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to mental health and intoxicating substances

Hyväksytty/Hylätty