Module Code 單元編號 PSY3085 Module Title 單元名稱 MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS Module Synopsis 單元概要 This course aims at building a foundation with modern concepts and practical skills crucial to understanding and promoting mental health in young children and families. The respective roles of educational and community settings as major contributors to mental health of young children and families are highlighted. The significance of mental disorder prevention and mental health promotion in educational and community settings as the key environments and intervention sites are emphasized. The course will cover mental health needs and issues of children and families, various models of factors and processes affecting mental health outcomes, epidemiology and familial patterns of mental health issues, evaluation of mental health in children and families, and approaches and techniques of mental disorder prevention and mental health promotion. Socio-economical and cultural aspects of mental health will be addressed across topics as appropriate, in addition to the psychological theories and empirical evidence that form the bases of this course.