|
| |
7685 (v.5) Mental Health Promotion 288
Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Individual Study: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Focus on promotion, prevention and early intervention in Australia and internationally. Presentation of a public health approach to mental health promotion with evidence based case studies. Prevalence of mental health problems and disorders in Australiaand internationally. National and international strategic directions. Focus on groups across the lifespan- infants, children, adolescents, adults and older people and priority populations including Aboriginal peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. |
| |
Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Describe the nature and scope of mental health and mental ill health, mental health promotion and prevention in the mental health field. Identify and analyse a range of public health strategies that support prevention in the mental health field. Discuss risk factors and protective factors influencing mental health status. Identify population target groups, interventions and settings for mental health promotion. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Silburn, S., 1999, Frameworks for Conceptualising Youth Suicide Prevention, Youth Suicide Prevention Bulletin, no. 2., pp. 21-24. Marmot, M., 1999, The Solid Facts - The Social Determinants of Health, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 9., no. 2, pp. 133-139. Sanders, M.R., Tully L.A., Baade P.D., Lynch M.E., Heywood A.H., Pollard G.E. and Youlden D.R., 1999, A Survey of Parenting Practices in Queensland - Implications for Mental Health Promotion, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 105-114. Nicholson, J.M., Oldenburg B., McFarland M.L. and Dwyer S.B., 1999, Mental Health Interventions in the Primary School Setting - Perceived Facilitators, Barriers and Needs, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 96-104. Zubrick, S.R., Silburn, S.R., Burton, P. and Blair E., 2000, Mental Health Disorders in Children and Young People - Scope, Cause and Prevention, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 34, pp. 570-578. |
Unit Texts: | Burns S., (2003), Mental Health Promotion 288, Bentley, Curtin University of Technology Press. Copies are available from the bookshop (also available in Closed Reserve). |
| |
Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Article Critique 30%. Education Session 40%. Final Test 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 61300 Public Health (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
|
Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
|
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y |
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 |
|
Click here for a printable version of this page
|
|
|
|
