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303268 (v.2) CAS - Mental Health of Indigenous People 212



 

Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Seminar:

1 x 30 Hours Quarterly

Prerequisite(s):

303228 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Community Practice 112 or any previous version
AND
303242 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Community Practice 121 or any previous version

Co Requisite(s):

303273 (v.2) CAS - Community Resources and Change 213
Concept of mental health - holistic health revisited, linkages of all health aspects to mental health. Self-mental health - rationale to monitor and strategies to maintain or promote mental health. Contributors to mental health - childhood theories, role modeling and peer pressure and environment. Maintenance of mental health - social interaction, work and leisure activities. Mental health assessment - skills to determine the health status of family members. Role of mental health worker - duty of care, accountability, ethics and law in a primary health care context. Strategies to assist families to take responsibility for their own health.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.


 
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