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Unit of Study CMM00001 - Overview of Mental Health (2014)

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Unit description

Enables health care practitioners to explore and critically analyse the social, political, ethical, legal and economic context of mental health care in Australia, pre- and post-Burdekin. In particular, the student will analyse the ways in which mental illness and mental health have historically been conceptualised and how this has influenced the way in which mental health care is currently organised and administered within Australian health care settings. Students will reflect on and evaluate their own practice in relation to contemporary mental health care.

Unit content

The unit has been organised into two sections and seven topics. 
Topic 1 Unit introduction 
Section 1 Factors influencing current mental health care
Topic 2 Historical overview of mental health care 
Topic 3 Social and political influences on current mental health policies 
Section 2 Issues in contemporary mental health care 
Topic 4 The reform process 
Topic 5 National mental health policy 
Topic 6 Rights of people with a mental illness 
Topic 7 Evaluation of mental health care

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Location Domestic International
Online Session 1 Session 1,  1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 compare historical, contemporary and alternative delivery of mental health care and promotion in Australian and international healthcare settings
2 review current reform processes and mental health legislation in Australia, and discuss the impact of societal structures on the mental health of the population
3 critically evaluate health policies that affect mental healthcare practice
4 evaluate the ways in which the promotion of mental health and mental health care are conceptualised, organised and administered, with regard to sufferers, practitioners and the community
5 determine ways in which the healthcare practitioner can effect change to those factors which influence mental health care and promotion
6 analyse how future changes and reforms in the healthcare system would provide best mental healthcare practice.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. compare historical, contemporary and alternative delivery of mental health care and promotion in Australian and international healthcare settings
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. review current reform processes and mental health legislation in Australia, and discuss the impact of societal structures on the mental health of the population
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  3. critically evaluate health policies that affect mental healthcare practice
    • GA1:
  4. evaluate the ways in which the promotion of mental health and mental health care are conceptualised, organised and administered, with regard to sufferers, practitioners and the community
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  5. determine ways in which the healthcare practitioner can effect change to those factors which influence mental health care and promotion
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  6. analyse how future changes and reforms in the healthcare system would provide best mental healthcare practice.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

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