Online Courses Handbook 2003

303268 (v.2) CAS - Mental Health of Indigenous People 212

Area:	Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
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
Concept of mental health - holistic health revisited, linkages of all health aspects to mental health. Self-mental health - rationale to monitor and strategies to maintain or promote mental health. Contributors to mental health - childhood theories, role modeling and peer pressure and environment. Maintenance of mental health - social interaction, work and leisure activities. Mental health assessment - skills to determine the health status of family members. Role of mental health worker - duty of care, accountability, ethics and law in a primary health care context. Strategies to assist families to take responsibility for their own health.