Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate

 

Aim of CCAMH

This Certificate Program offers participants the opportunity to increase their diagnostic and treatment skills particular to the needs of children and adolescents. Designed for the busy practitioner in a variety of settings, this interactive online course will focus on the developmental process, understanding psychiatric disorders and associated behaviors, risk factors and triggers, the identification of behaviors and symptoms, family relationships, and intervention and prevention strategies. Certificates of completion will be awarded, when all requirements have been met.

Course Outcomes:

• Demonstrate understanding of developmental norms and processes of growth and change in children and adolescents and distinguish behaviors that are part of normal development from those that are different from normal development.
• Become familiar with the principles and practice of assessment, diagnosis and treatment, including therapeutic modalities, psychotropic medication and environmental manipulations of patients of all ages and their families presenting to child psychiatric services.
• Understand the common mental health problems that children and young people face and the impact they can cause.
• Know the common signs of mental health problems in children.
• Understand the factors that are likely to increase the risk of a child developing a mental health problem.
• Understand the relationship between physical, cognitive, emotional, social and developmental factors that contribute to emotional behavioural difficulties or more serious mental illness.

The course comprises of six modules:

Module 1: Understanding children and young people Mental Health.
Module 2: Neuro-developmental Disorders.
Module 3: Emotional & Mood Disorders.
Module 4: Somatic symptoms, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Tic disorder & Behaviour Problems.
Module 5: Miscellaneous Disorders.
Module 6: Child Mental health Treatments and Emergencies.

This Online course is of 12 credit hours which have been divided into 12 Online Synchronous session (mostly case-based discussions) of 2 hours every alternate week, interactive self-paced online course components and assessments including 2 Quiz and e-Portfolio comprising of sessions reflections. A multimedia rich online component will be an integral part of the course. Both synchronous and asynchronous learning tools are utilized to teach, collaborate and support participants during the whole course. Active participation in online environment is expected from all the participants to enhance and consolidate their learning. Expected duration of work is minimum 3-4 hours / week.

General Course Layout
One Module in each month (total six modules)
Two Live sessions in each month
Two Quizzes (one after 3 modules)
One Assignment and Session Reflections

Face to Face activity
Online sessions: 12 (2 hours each on alternate Saturdays from 3-5) Pakistan Standard Time (+5 GMT)

Target Audience

• This Certificate program is mainly for health Professionals (primary care and specialty physicians e.g., General Practitioners, Psychiatrists, Pediatricians, Psychologists and related mental health practitioners).
• Psychologists, school teachers and allied health professionals
• Medical and Psychology Students
• It may also be of particular interest for Education professionals (Mainstream school teachers, Special school teachers, special needs assistants etc.) currently working with child or adolescent populations, who are looking for an opportunity to enhance their understanding of child mental health issues and interventions.
   

Course Faculty:

Prof. Dr. Nazish Imran, MBBS; FRCPsych (London); MRCPsych (London); MHPE, PhD. (Course Director)
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Waqar Azeem, MD, DFAACAP, DFAPA
Dr Salma Malik, MD,MS,DFAACAP,DFAPA
Dr Ahsan Nazeer, MD, DFACAPP
Dr Zheala Qayyum, MD,MMSc
Dr Sadiq Naveed, MD; MPH, DFACAAP
Dr. Muhammad Zeshan, MD, Child Psychiatry Fellowship (Harvard)
Dr. Tania Nadeem, MD, MOABPN
Dr. Aisha Sanober Chachar, FCPS(Psychiatry) , Clinical Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AKU)
Dr. Wamiq Ali, FCPS(Psychiatry), Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AKU)
Dr Qurrat Ulain Hamdan. FCPS(Psychiatry) Lead, Child & Adolescent Mental Health. IOP

Accreditation and Certificate:
Only successful participants will receive 6 month Course Certificate from Baqai Medical University

Course Fee:
Pakistani Student:
Consultants:
Option 1: One time fee: PKR 65,000 /
Option 2: Two instalments (PKR 35,000 each)

Medical / Psychology Students, Residents, Psychologists, School teachers and Allied health professionals
Option 1: One time fee: PKR 50,000 /
Option 2: Two instalments (PKR 27,000 each)

International Student:
Consultants: $350 / participant
Residents: $250 / participant

Payment Options:

Online Bank Transfer:
Bank: Soneri Bank
Branch: PWD - Islamabad 0276
Account Title : CORTEACH
IBAN #: PK53SONE0027620009249231
Account #: 0009249231
Branch code: 0276

Credit Card:

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Last Day for Registration in Course: To be Announced
Commencement of Session: To be Announced

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