Mental Health and Psychiatry

The Mental Health and Psychiatry program at the Division of Continuing Education at Blackwell Global University, in partnership with the Universidad Autónoma de Chile, offers specialized training in the detection and diagnosis of mental health issues and psychiatric disorders. This program aims to enhance understanding of the psychological processes that patients and their families are experiencing.                          

300 hours

30 credits

Mental Health and Psychiatry

The Mental Health and Psychiatry program at the Division of Continuing Education at Blackwell Global University, in partnership with the Universidad Autónoma de Chile, offers specialized training in the detection and diagnosis of mental health issues and psychiatric disorders. This program aims to enhance understanding of the psychological processes that patients and their families are experiencing.

300 hours

30 credits

December 2

Start Date


20 Weeks

Duration


Online

Mode


$900

Investment


Graduate profile

Graduates of the Mental Health and Psychiatry program will have the tools to prevent, diagnose, assess, treat, and rehabilitate individuals with mental disorders. The focus will be on promoting their autonomy, adaptation, and integration into their social environment, ultimately enhancing the quality of life for the patients.

Program Objectives

Provide professionals involved in the care of patients with psychiatric illnesses and mental health issues with the competencies necessary to operate effectively and form multidisciplinary teams, thereby professionalizing care in psychiatric hospitals, assisted living facilities, and organizations dedicated to addressing these conditions.

  • Update knowledge on psychological problems and psychiatric disorders to enhance detection.
  • Identify key elements for implementing mental health promotion and prevention strategies.
  • Recognize essential components for addressing complex situations related to mental health.

Methodology:

Asynchronous Classes
Self-Assessments
Readings and Slides

Modules:

Modules:

Psychopathological Alterations in Patients

  • Alterations in Psychological Processes
  • Psychopathology and Personality
  • Problems Related to Memory Disorders
  • Alterations in Psychomotor Activity: General Overview
  • Disorders Onset in Childhood, Adolescence, or Early Childhood
  • Psychotic Disorders: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
  • Psychopathological Disorders: Intellectual Disability
  • Learning Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Mood Disorders: Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders
  • Physiological Needs Disorders: Eating Disorders and Sleep Disorders
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder  

Mental Disorders: Care Plans

  • Basics of the Mental Status Exam
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Personality Disorders
  • Normal Grief and Pathological Grief
  • Suicide and Prevention
  • Child Sexual Abuse
  • Effects, Consequences, and Common Indicators of Child Sexual Abuse
  • Individual Life Cycle
  • Psychological First Aid
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Older Adults and Mental Health  

Psychiatric Treatments

  • Psychiatric Treatments: Historical Context
  • Psychiatric Treatments: Epistemological Context
  • Clinical Field of Psychiatric Therapy: Statistical Criteria and Norms, Levels of Evidence
  • Types of Psychiatric Treatments: Biological and Non-Biological
  • Technical-Operational Definitions: What is a Symptom and Sign? What is a Disorder? Concept of Nosology
  • Psychiatric Treatments for Anxiety Spectrum Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
  • Psychiatric Treatments for Mood Disorders
  • Psychiatric Treatments for Psychotic Spectrum Disorders and Schizophrenia
  • Psychiatric Treatments for Dementia and Associated Symptoms
  • Psychiatric Treatments for Addiction Disorders
  • Psychiatric Treatments for Special Populations
  • New Approaches in Psychiatric Therapy: Areas of Study and Experimentation  

Psychiatric Emergencies

  • Psychiatric Interview in Emergencies
  • Psychiatric Manifestations of Medical Etiology
  • Emergencies in Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Psychiatric Disorders in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Psychogeriatric Emergencies
  • Emergencies in Dementia
  • Psychiatric Emergencies in Primary Care
  • Psychotic Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
  • Evaluation of Suicidal Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
  • Evaluation and Intervention of Suicidal Behavior in Emergencies
  • Neurological Emergencies from Psychotropic Drugs
  • Neuropsychiatric Alterations from Non-Psychotropic Drugs  

Mental Health and Psychosocial Care (Coursera Module)

  • Early Detection of Risks Throughout the Life Course in Mental Health and Substance Use
  • How to Identify Mental Problems, Mental Disorders, Substance Use, and Epilepsy in the Community?
  • Psychological First Aid, Brief Motivational Intervention, and Community Approach
  • Screening Tests and Articulation of Psychosocial Teams with Health Services
  • Strategies for Reducing Social Harms Associated with Substance Use  

Additional Certification 

As part of our program's curriculum, we have included the course "Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health", taught by professors from the University of Sydney. Upon completion of the course, you will receive an additional certification from the University of Sydney, thanks to our international partnership with Coursera for Campus.

Additional Certification 

As part of our program's curriculum, we have included the course "Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health", taught by professors from the University of Sydney. Upon completion of the course, you will receive an additional certification from the University of Sydney, thanks to our international partnership with Coursera for Campus.

Investment:

Investment:

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