Youth Mental Health

FIRST LEVEL MASTER PROGRAM

Master offered in Italian and/or English

In collaboration with: Orygen – The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health (Melbourne - Australia) and IRCCS San Giovanni di Dio - Fatebenefratelli (Brescia).

DIRECTOR
Massimo Clerici

COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for working with teenagers and young people suffering from mental disorders, offering the opportunity to learn:

• the specific skills compared to an accurate and early diagnosis of the main mental disorders;
• the most innovative intervention models applied to youth mental health;
• the innovations compared to the most effective assessment tools in the field of youth mental health;
• the research methodology applied to youth mental health;
• the organizational models of mental health services for young people that exist at national and international level.
   

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
This Master program is designed for graduated candidates in health, psychological, pedagogical and social disciplines.

DURATION
November 2017 - November 2018