The purpose of this course is summarized below:
1. To improve knowledge and develop an understanding of mental health, the manifestation of psychiatric illnesses, and methods of management and prevention of disease.
2. To improve or acquire proficiency in basic clinical skills. In particular to acquire the ability to:
- Conduct Psychiatric Interviews
- Elicit data for psychiatric histories
- Perform a Mental Status Examination
- Perform a neurological examination in psychiatry
- Recognize indications for laboratory data
- Recognize major categories of mental illness
- Develop psychiatric formulations
- Develop psychiatric treatment plans
3. To develop the ability to recognize common psychiatric emergencies and manage them appropriately in the initial phase.
4. To develop attitudes to achieve a high standard of psychiatric practice in relation to the care of patients and the population.
5. To develop attitudes, characteristics and attributes relevant for ongoing professional development
6. To improve skills in accessing current medical knowledge or literature and search for the evidence for best practice.
7. To develop interpersonal and inter-professional communication skills including counselling skills.
1. To improve knowledge and develop an understanding of mental health, the manifestation of psychiatric illnesses, and methods of management and prevention of disease.
2. To improve or acquire proficiency in basic clinical skills. In particular to acquire the ability to:
- Conduct Psychiatric Interviews
- Elicit data for psychiatric histories
- Perform a Mental Status Examination
- Perform a neurological examination in psychiatry
- Recognize indications for laboratory data
- Recognize major categories of mental illness
- Develop psychiatric formulations
- Develop psychiatric treatment plans
3. To develop the ability to recognize common psychiatric emergencies and manage them appropriately in the initial phase.
4. To develop attitudes to achieve a high standard of psychiatric practice in relation to the care of patients and the population.
5. To develop attitudes, characteristics and attributes relevant for ongoing professional development
6. To improve skills in accessing current medical knowledge or literature and search for the evidence for best practice.
7. To develop interpersonal and inter-professional communication skills including counselling skills.
- Teacher: Violet Erasito
- Teacher: Odille Chang
- Teacher: Sefanaia Qaloewai