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 sociocultural, 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 wellbeing 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