MAHEL4300 The Health of the Family - School Children and Adolescents 6-20 Years Course description

Emnets fagsammensetning, angitt med studiepoeng:

• Biofarmasi og formulering 10 stp

• 10 studiepoeng overlapp med FARMA2120 Biofarmasi og legemiddelformulering.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can analyse and assess the public health nurse’s function, areas of responsibility and tasks in relation to children, adolescents and their families/caregivers at different levels
• can discuss the significance of children and adolescents’ physical, psychological, sexual and social development and health
• can critically assess appropriate educational methods, health communication and relationship building aimed at children, adolescents and their families/caregivers
• can describe the significance of supporting children and adolescents as next of kin in connection with crises, trauma and stressful circumstances
• can assess knowledge on children and adolescents’ protection and risk factors
• can discuss the importance of inclusion and equality
• can describe the significance of cooperation, and interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration for children, adolescents and their families/caregivers
• can describe guidance of, ordering and administration of contraceptives, including long-acting reversible contraceptives

Skills

The student

• can apply relevant methods of health promotion and preventive work at different levels, with children, adolescents and their families/caregivers
• can use relevant methods to independently assess children and adolescents’ physical and psychological health, identify developmental abnormalities, illness and disabilities and implement measures as needed
• can contribute to preventing, identifying and averting psychosocial stress in children and adolescents’ environments
• can provide guidance on nutrition and growth, and refer to other professionals as needed
• can use knowledge of children and adolescents’ use of digital arenas to be able to implement measures as needed
• can apply different forms of communication and pedagogical methods when interacting with children, adolescents, and their families/caregivers

General competence

• can analyse and apply knowledge-based methods in the school health service and young people’s clinics
• can analyse and apply ethical principles to reflect on dilemmas in professional practice relating to children, adolescents and their families/caregivers
• can analyse professional issues and assess the need for measures, employ interdisciplinary methods and refer to other professionals as needed
• can contribute to a culturally sensitive approach to children, adolescents and their families/caregivers
• can contribute to a sense of security and trust when interacting with children, adolescents and their families/caregivers

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods used in the course include lectures, oral and written assignments with presentations (individually and in groups), seminars, skills training and self-study.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

• minimum attendance of 80 % in skills training, seminars and scheduled group work
• compulsory attendance at teaching related to extended prescription rights for contraceptives for Health Nurses
• a written assignment of up to 1,500 words in groups of up to five students, with an oral presentation of the assignment

Individual home exam over three days. Scope: up to 2,000 words.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

Two examiners will assess all exam papers. An external supervision sensor assesses the examination and grading arrangements.

100% overlap with HEL6320 Family health - school children and adolescents (6-20 years) for students graduated in 2016-2020.