303286 (v.2) CAS - Mental Health Issues 223


Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

30.0
 
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Seminar:

1 x 30 Hours Quarterly

Prerequisite(s):

303268 (v.1) CAS - Mental Health of Indigenous People 212
 

Syllabus:

Stressors - past and present conditions of deprivation, discrimination, dispossession and injustice. Child rearing practices - parenting, child growth and development. Mental health issues - alcoholism, drug addiction, domestic violence, victims of abuseand suicide, clinical picture and causative factors, care and prevention. Statistical picture - Australian Bureau of Statistics on selected mental health issues. Agencies for mental health issues. Purpose, staff management and financial management.
 
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Field of Education:

90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

1

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Pass/Fail

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 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