NURS5022 (v.1) Behavioural Perspectives of Mental Health
| Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| 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: | 4 x 2 Hours Semester |
| Online Class: | 8 x 3 Hours Semester |
| Workshop: | 1 x 40 Hours Semester |
| Seminar: | 4 x 3 Hours Semester |
| Equivalent(s): |
311301 (v.1)
Behavioural Perspectives of Mental Health 563
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
311298 (v.1)
Behavioural Responses to Illness 562
or any previous version
OR 313039 (v.3) Behavioural Health Science for Nursing and Paramedicine 365 or any previous version OR NURS5020 (v.1) Behavioural Responses to Illness or any previous version OR NURS3001 (v.1) Behavioural Responses to Acute Illness or any previous version |
| 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. |
| Syllabus: | This unit will explore behavioural health science perspective of mental illness. Critical appraisal of mainstream diagnostic classification of major mental illnesses. Global context of mental illness. Psychosocial interventions to assist people living with major mental health/illness issues. Students will explore the partnership-in-care framework in the formulation of assessment, treatment and management models, and application to nursing practice. Accountability and social justice issues will also be explored. |
| Field of Education: | 060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 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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