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Children's Mental Health

Certificate of Completion | 67811

Program Overview

Gain the relevant knowledge and skills to effectively work with infants, children or adolescents with complicated disorders.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Our interactive online courses focus on the developmental process, psychiatric disorders and associated behaviours, risk factors and triggers, the identification of behaviours and symptoms, family relationships, and intervention and prevention strategies.

This certificate is designed for busy professionals and parents who are currently working with infant, child and adolescent populations with potential mental health challenges. Professionals who may benefit from this certificate include:

  • early childhood educators
  • educational assistants
  • fitness and health promotion professionals
  • occupational therapy assistants
  • physiotherapist assistants
  • personal support workers
  • registered practical nurses
  • registered nurses

Please consult cplcommunityservices@humber.ca for a list of required course text books.

Curriculum

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Course Name 2024/2025 Academic Year 2025/2026 Academic Year
Compulsory Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
CMH 100: Psychiatric Disorders Common to the Infant, Child and Adolescent Population
CMH 101: Cognitive Development, Trauma and Loss - Children's Health Focus
CMH 102: Prevention and Intervention Strategies - Children's Mental Health
CMH 103: Risk Factors of Common Psychiatric Disorders in the Infant, Child and Adolescent Population
CMH 104: Family Relationships and their Impact on Psychiatric Disorders

Compulsory Courses

CMH 100 Psychiatric Disorders Common to the Infant, Child and Adolescent Population
  Start Date: May 2024  
This course will review a variety of abnormal cognitive and behavioural disorders as they relate to complicated mental health disorders common to infant, child and adolescents. You will gain an understanding of the behaviours and the daily effects and challenges on the mental health of the infant, child, and adolescent population.

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CMH 101 Cognitive Development, Trauma and Loss - Children's Health Focus
  Start Date: May 2024  
Study the effects of trauma on cognitive development of infants, children and adolescents. You will also learn to identify those children with trauma histories in order to limit the potential triggers within the therapeutic environment. The theories of loss and grief, as these relate to the infant, child and adolescent population will be explored.

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CMH 102 Prevention and Intervention Strategies - Children's Mental Health
  Start Date: May 2024  
This course gives you the skills required for prevention and intervention strategies, responding appropriately to stressful situations in the infant, child, and adolescent population. The course focuses on the effective application of communication, critical thinking and problem solving skills in a variety of situations.

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CMH 103 Risk Factors of Common Psychiatric Disorders in the Infant, Child and Adolescent Population
  Start Date: May 2024  
This course will teach you to recognize the risk factors and triggers associated with common psychiatric disorders in the infant, child, and adolescent population. Early identification and awareness of the behaviours will help you to appropriately identify and assess the situation at hand.

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CMH 104 Family Relationships and their Impact on Psychiatric Disorders
  Start Date: May 2024  
Examine the interconnectedness of family relationships and their effect on common abnormal psychiatric disorders in infants, children and adolescents. This course reviews the developmental stages, familiar structures and family functions through the lens of family systems theory. You will also explore the environmental effects and their influences on the family as a dynamic entity.

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Humber Continuous Professional Learning Social & Community Services
cplcommunityservices@humber.ca


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