Course summary

The MSc Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches (Online Learning) offers a unique perspective. It highlights that developmental processes at multiple levels, from individual to socio-cultural influence children and young people’s mental health and well-being. It also emphasises the need for this dynamic and interactional system to inform approaches to working with mental health and well-being. By drawing on the knowledge and clinical experience of a world-class department of clinical and health psychology, the programme aims to equip students with the knowledge necessary for understanding children and young people’s mental health and well-being from this unique perspective. The programme will also draw upon many other theoretical areas, including:

• early intervention

• health promotion

• public health

• health and social inequalities

• critical psychology

• developmental psychopathology and resilience

• the integration of clinical and professional practice with current theoretical and empirical developments in the evidence base for, and delivery of, mental health programmes for children and young people

• flexibility of delivery

• opportunities for knowledge exchange between a range of graduates and practitioners from multi-professional backgrounds

• many opportunities for the synthesis of theory, evidence and practice

• knowledge and understanding of the developmental and well-being literature

• research and enquiry skills

• personal and intellectual autonomy skills

• technical and practical skills

• communication skills