13182 (v.2) Mental Health Promotion 690

Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

Lecture:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Issues associated with mental promotion prevention and early intervention with a particular emphasis on universal, selective and indicated prevention strategies. Definitions, epidemiology, models and national goals, targets and policies will be discussed. Focus on specific cycle issues and priority groups, in Australia and Internationally.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Analyse the nature and scope of mental health and mental ill health, mental health promotion and prevention in the mental health field. Describe the application of a range of public health strategies that support prevention, early intervention and promotion in the mental health field. Conceptualise risk factors and protective factors influencing mental health status. Identify and analyse population target groups, interventions and settings from a research evidence base.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

No prescribed references.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment One 25%. Assignment Two 30%. Assignment Three 45%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1			Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2			Y