7685 (v.5) Mental Health Promotion 288

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Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Individual Study:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Focus on promotion, prevention and early intervention in Australia and internationally. Presentation of a public health approach to mental health promotion with evidence based case studies. Prevalence of mental health problems and disorders in Australiaand internationally. National and international strategic directions. Focus on groups across the lifespan- infants, children, adolescents, adults and older people and priority populations including Aboriginal peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Describe the nature and scope of mental health and mental ill health, mental health promotion and prevention in the mental health field. Identify and analyse a range of public health strategies that support prevention in the mental health field. Discuss risk factors and protective factors influencing mental health status. Identify population target groups, interventions and settings for mental health promotion.
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:	Silburn, S., 1999, Frameworks for Conceptualising Youth Suicide Prevention, Youth Suicide Prevention Bulletin, no. 2., pp. 21-24. Marmot, M., 1999, The Solid Facts - The Social Determinants of Health, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 9., no. 2, pp. 133-139. Sanders, M.R., Tully L.A., Baade P.D., Lynch M.E., Heywood A.H., Pollard G.E. and Youlden D.R., 1999, A Survey of Parenting Practices in Queensland - Implications for Mental Health Promotion, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 105-114. Nicholson, J.M., Oldenburg B., McFarland M.L. and Dwyer S.B., 1999, Mental Health Interventions in the Primary School Setting - Perceived Facilitators, Barriers and Needs, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 96-104. Zubrick, S.R., Silburn, S.R., Burton, P. and Blair E., 2000, Mental Health Disorders in Children and Young People - Scope, Cause and Prevention, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 34, pp. 570-578.
Unit Texts:	Burns S., (2003), Mental Health Promotion 288, Bentley, Curtin University of Technology Press. Copies are available from the bookshop (also available in Closed Reserve).
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Article Critique 30%. Education Session 40%. Final Test 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y   Y