Adolescent health 1: Mental health

Supervisor

Monica Hadges

Department

Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital

Email

monica.hadges@rch.org.au

Objectives

By attending the required clinics and meetings and by undertaking the required reading program, students will develop some understanding of the following areas of adolescent mental health that they can apply to cases that are dealt with in the meetings:

1. Adolescent development
2. Peer relationships
3. Family dynamics
4. Depression
5. Anxiety
6. Physician's role
7. Mental health role
8. Community resources

Resources and learning opportunities

1. Reading list will be provided
2. Students will attend 2 of the following sessions:
   • CD-Teen every week - Tuesday 1-2pm (case discussion)
   • ACCESS meeting every other week - Thursday 10.00-11.00 (information phone line)
   • OASIS seminar, selected attendance - Thursday 12.30-1.30
   • Students will attend some of these multidisciplinary team meetings and will be able to consider case material and relevant issues from the perspective of the specified key learning areas. A key text (to be specified) will help the students to grasp the meanings of their key learning areas. The ACCESS meeting is a weekly 'clearing house' of complex calls to ACCESS-line. Some of the calls are about seeking help from CAH, some are about looking for a local resource. Most of the ACCESS calls are about mental health problems.
3. The student's one page report should discuss 4 of the topic areas listed in light of cases discussed in the meetings