Elements of psychopathology and clinical psychology Field of study: Social Work
Programme code: W3-S1SP19.2023

Module name: Elements of psychopathology and clinical psychology
Module code: W3-SP-S1-EPS
Programme code: W3-S1SP19.2023
Semester:
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The module aims to provide students with knowledge of the structure of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic healthcare and treatment methods from an interdisciplinary perspective. The classes aim to teach students the aetiology, symptomatology and dynamics of personality disorders, anxiety disorders and mental illnesses that most impair human social functioning. In the course of the module, the student should acquire the skills of initially making diagnostic clinical hypotheses (based on observation and interview) and referring the client to an appropriate specialist or institution, as well as planning interventions using the tools of the legal.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
is aware of the usefulness of knowledge of psychopathology in the professional practice of the social worker [K01]
 PS1_K01 [4/5] PS1_K04 [3/5]
can identify the most frequent manifestations of mental disorders and propose further specialist treatment [U01]
 PS1_U01 [3/5] PS1_U03 [4/5] PS1_U04 [3/5] PS1_U05 [2/5]
has knowledge about selected mental disorders, their conditions, symptoms, mechanisms of formation, treatment and prevention, and knows the criteria used in psychology and medicine to distinguish mental health from disorders and the consequences of their use. Psychology and medicine, criteria of mental health and disorders distinction and consequences of their application [W01]
 PS1_W01 [3/5] PS1_W03 [2/5] PS1_W04 [3/5]
has knowledge of the structure of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic healthcare, institutions of institutions and forms of treatment. [W02]
 PS1_W02 [2/5] PS1_W06 [2/5] PS1_W07 [3/5] PS1_W08 [2/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [01] 15 Description [a03] 
Lecture-discussion [b02] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Self-education [f01] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		exam K01 U01 W01 W02
practical classes [02] 15 Description [a03] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Activating method – flipped classroom [b09] 
Video show [c02] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Self-education [f01] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work K01 U01 W01 W02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Verification / adjustment / discussion of syllabus provisions [b02] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
consulting the content of the syllabus, possibly in the presence of the year tutor or members of the class group, and, if necessary, reassessing the provisions concerning special conditions for class participation, e.g., space and time requirements, technical and other requirements, including conditions for participation in classes outside the walls of the university, classes organized in blocks, organized online, etc.
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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