312022 (v.3) Social Work and Mental Health Recovery 242
| Area: | Department of Social Work |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Workshop: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
312018 (v.2)
Social Work Lifespan, Resilience and Risk 241
or any previous version
OR 10016 (v.5) SW 231 - Statutory Work or any previous version OR 3676 (v.8) SW 321 - Critical Reflective Praxis or any previous version AND 312649 (v.4) Indigenous Cultures and Health 130 or any previous version OR 13196 (v.5) Working in Indigenous Australian Contexts 300 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | This unit explores major psychiatric disorders and treatments in adult mental health. Students will investigate psychiatric, psychological, social and recovery discourses that inform social work practice. Students will critically examine power, privilege and professional authority. Engagement, assessment and intervention within the roles and responsibilities of the social worker and the interprofessional team will be explored. Students will assess and explore personal values, cultural belief systems and their impacts in mental health practice. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 061309 Community Health |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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