303264 (v.2) CAS - Primary Health Practice 211

Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

30.0

Seminar:

1 x 30 Hours Quarterly

Prerequisite(s):

303228 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Community Practice 112 or any previous version
AND
303242 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Community Practice 121 or any previous version

Co Requisite(s):

303273 (v.2) CAS - Community Resources and Change 213

Syllabus:

Concept of holistic health and primary health care. Principles and practice of primary health care within a context of indigenous ways of duty of care, accountability, ethics and law. History taking and assessment skills to determine the health status offamily members - elderly, adult and teenager. Strategies to assist families to be responsible for their own health, identify health issues and explore options for well being. Develop realistic goals for healthy living. Be self-directed in obtaining optimal health.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Described the concept of holistic health and primary health care. Applied the principles of primary health care in various indigenous settings. Assessed the health status of family members. Assisted families to identify issues and explore options for well-being. Assisted families to develop realistic goals to improve healthy living. Promoted the capabilities of families to be self-directed in obtaining optimal health.

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:

Berkley, K. and Hanson, S., (1991). Pocket Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention. St Louis: Mosby. Cooney, C., (1994). Primary health care. Sydney: Prentice Hall. Fuller, J., (1990). Health Assessment - A nursing approach. Grand Rapids: J.B. Lippincott Co. Ife, J., (1995). Community Development - Creating Community Alternatives - Vision, analysis and practice. Melbourne: Longman. Martins, A.C., (1998). Indigenous Health Education. Perth: Curtin University. Wass, A., (1994). Promoting health - The primary health care approach. Sydney: Harcourt Brace and Co.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Reporting (History and assessment of elderly, adult, teenager and child stages), Assignment (Develop and explain a paradigm of holistic health), Project (Select a family and using primary health care principles and indigenous ways of... and identifying health issues), Journal writing. Students must obtain a 50% grade in each assessment unit to achieve a Pass grade. This is by Pass/Fail Assessment.

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