Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 30.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 30 Hours Quarterly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303274 (v.2) CAS - Community Health Care 214 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Special community groups, the disabled, alcoholic, drug addicted, abused and the mentally ill. Clinical picture and health needs. Promotion of a healthy lifestyle - strategies to maintain health within the parameters of their condition. Care of special groups - strategies, clinical care skills, prevention and control, including screening. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have identified the health needs of special community groups. Promoted healthy lifestyles for special community groups. Cared and assisted special community groups with optimal living. |
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: | Berger, K. (1994). The Developing Person Through the Life Span. New York: Worth Publishers. Burke, M. and Walsh. M. (1992). Gerontologic Nursing. St Louis: Mosby. Issue Paper No. 1. (1991). The Australian Health Jigsaw - Integration of Health Care Delivery. Canberra: National Health Strategy. A National Aboriginal Health Strategy. (1989). Report. Canberra: National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party. Reid, J. and Trompf, P. (1991). The Health of Aboriginal Australia. Marrickville, NSW: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Schofield, H. (1998). Family Care Givers - Disability, Illness and Ageing. Melbourne - Allen and Unwin. Smith, D.E. (1991). Maternity care. New York:- Appoleton-Century-Crofts. Waddell, C. and Petersen, A. (1994). Just health - Inequality in Illness Care and Prevention. Melbourne: Churchill Livingstone. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment (Health promotion - visual display (special community group)). Test (multiple choice objective type). Completion of Skills manual. Project (special learning community group), Journal writing. Students must obtain a 50% grade in each assessment unit to achieve a Pass grade. This is by pass/fail assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | 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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