Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 30.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 30 Hours Quarterly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303264 (v.2) CAS - Primary Health Practice 211 or any previous version
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303280 (v.2) CAS - Community Health Care 216 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 303300 (v.2) CAS - Health Care Management 222
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Syllabus: | Growth and development - ages and stages of infants and children (up to 10 years), assessment of an infant and child within an holistic indigenous framework. Nutritional needs - assessing and teaching families on how to meet the nutritional needs of their children. Breast feeding - advantages and promotion. Socialisation - principles of child rearing practices. Monitor and support families. Communicable diseases - common childhood communicable diseases, clinical picture, control of spreading and protection through immunisation. Health care plans - skills to link assessment with identifying health problems, actions used by the health worker to assist individuals and family, evaluation of care delivered. Indigenous healing practices - examination, use, safety and use of incorporation into care. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Identified the growth and development patterns of a child and infant within an indigenous holistic framework. Assisted families with meeting their children's nutritional needs. Applied indigenoussocialization principles to assist families with child rearing. Developed strategies to protect children and infants from communicable diseases. Developed health care plans for use in the home and Incorporate indigenous healing practices when safe into healthcare |
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: | Baum, F. (1995). Health for all. Adelaide - Wakefield Press Berger, K. (1994). The Developing Person Through the Life Span. New York - Worth Publishers. Booth, S. and Hehir, A. (1993). Family food program. Adelaide - Health Department Foundation. Clements, A. (1992). Infant and Family Health in Australia. Melbourne - Longman Cheshire. Health Dept of WA. (1998). Routine Child Immunization. Perth - Public Health Division, WA. Health Dept of WA. (1998).Health in Schools. Perth - Public Health Division,WA. Health Dept of WA. (1999). Eat and Enjoy a Variety of Nutritional Foods.. Perth - Public Health Division, WA. Health Dept of WA. (1999).Encourage Breast Feeding.. Perth - Public Health Division, WA. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Case study (0-5 year-old), Essay (indigenous socialization). Short answer test, Skills development manual, 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 2 | 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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