Course Outcomes (COs):
Course Outcomes |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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On completion of this course, the students will be able to: CO67: Demonstrate active listening skills and aspects of writing a clinical case history and developing treatment plans. CO66: Developing competencies for assessing the psychological functioning of individuals through techniques such as psychological assessment, observation and interviewing. CO68: Demonstrate understanding of behaviour in an emergency situation and risk management strategies. CO69: Understanding the essence of a reflective practitioner by engaging in reflective processes and utilizing commonly used rating scales for assessment. CO70: Demonstrate awareness of ethico-legal issues and other critical issues associated with psychotherapy. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Case History; Mental Status Examination and Observation of the Mental and Physical Status of The Patient.
Psychiatric Interview, Psychiatric Report; Psychological testing of Intelligence and Personality, Brain damage. Medical assessment of Psychiatric patients.
Approach to the Patient; Risk management for common psychiatric emergencies, Psychosis, Mania, Anxiety, Disposition.
Types of scales and what they measure; Measurement Procedure; Selection of Psychiatric Rating scales: Functional Status, Impairment, and General Symptom Severity; Clinical Disorder specific scales
Current bioethical Principles: Autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, justice, professionalism; Ethics in Psychiatry: boundaries, informed consent, dual roles, training, research; Cultural themes and Essential Skills Psychiatry.
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