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303030 (v.2) Framework for Promotion, Prevention and Intervention in Mental Health 601


 

Area:

School of Occupational Therapy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0

Seminar:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Substantial completion: Of an undergraduate degree in a relevant health sciences or social sciences discipline.

Syllabus:

Models of promotion, prevention and intervention in mental health, causal pathways of protective and risk factors, ecological contexts influencing mental health outcomes in individuals and families. Development of self constructs.
 

Unit Outcomes:

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to - Compare, contrast and critique principle models and relevant strategies for promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental health practice. Identify causal pathways related to protective and risk factors in individual and family contexts and their link to outcomes across the lifespan. Investigate and evaluate the impact of self-constructs (self-efficacy, competence and self-esteem) on mental health development. Investigate and identify current ecological environmental contexts influencing mental health outcomes in a given context - workplace, schools, university, family, child care, aged care and leisure contexts.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (2000). National Mental Health Strategy: Mental Health Promotion and Prevention National Action Plan. Canberra, AGS. Cotton, P. and Jackson, H. eds., (1996). Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health. Melbourne,The Australian Psychological Association. McMurray, A. (1999). Community Health and Wellness. Sydney, Mosby. Mrazek, P. J. and Haggerty, R.J. (1994). Reducing Risks form Ental Health Disorders: Frontiers for Preventive Intervention Research.Washington DC, National Academy Press. Murray, CJ. and Lopez, AD. (1996). Global Burden of Disease: A Comprehensive Assessment of Mortality and Disability, Injuries and Risk Factors in 190 and Projected to 2020. Cambridge MA, University Press. Sanders, M. (1995). Healthy Families, Healthy Nation: Strategies for Promoting Family Mental Health in Australia. Brisbane, Academic Press. Zubrick, S., Silburn, S., Garton, A., Burton, P., Dalby, R., Carlton, J., Shepherd, C., Lawrence, D. (1995). Western Australian Child Health Survey: Developing Health and Well-being in the Nineties. Western Australia, Institute for Child Health Research and ABS.

Unit Texts:

Wide reading and access to a range of websites is expected.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Module 1 30%, Module 2 30%, Module 3 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 61700 Rehabilitation Therapies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y Y

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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