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Unit of Study IHE71001 - Aboriginal Health Care Network (2020)

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Unit description

Presents primary health care as central to achieving real outcomes and health benefits for Aboriginal people. Collaborative and community owned approaches to primary health care are examined and supporting networks described. 

Unit content

Topic 1: National Organisations, Networks and Supporting Agencies

Topic 2: Aboriginal Medical Services Organisation and Administration

Topic 3: Traditional Health Workers

Topic 4: Networking Skills in Aboriginal Community Contexts 

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Not currently available in 2020

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 demonstrate an understanding of interconnected and different disciplinary areas and the organisational utility of local, national and international networks in Indigenous health
2 examine the local and contextual connections and networks, memberships and engagements necessary to support collaboration in Aboriginal health care
3 develop an understanding of the importance of appropriate relevant networks to support professional placements.

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

  1. demonstrate an understanding of interconnected and different disciplinary areas and the organisational utility of local, national and international networks in Indigenous health
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  2. examine the local and contextual connections and networks, memberships and engagements necessary to support collaboration in Aboriginal health care
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  3. develop an understanding of the importance of appropriate relevant networks to support professional placements.
    • GA4:
    • GA7: