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Unit of Study IHE72007 - Addiction and Aboriginal Communities (2017)

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Unit description

Explores the difference in Aboriginal addiction in contrast to non-Aboriginal addiction in relation to physiological, social and experiential origins. Students are introduced to programs for addiction treatment, cultural interventions and recovery. 

Unit content

Topic 1: Dislocation and Addiction
Topic 2: Trauma and Addiction
Topic 3: Aboriginal Addiction, Treatment and Therapy
Topic 4: Community Program Case Studies
Topic 5: Community Analysis and Response

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Not currently available in 2017

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 critique the statistical frameworks and primary factors in Aboriginal addiction
2 apply critical analysis in understanding the whole dimension of addiction among marginalised populations
3 critically evaluate addiction therapies through an analysis of causation, holistic values and remedial frameworks.

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

  1. critique the statistical frameworks and primary factors in Aboriginal addiction
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. apply critical analysis in understanding the whole dimension of addiction among marginalised populations
    • GA1:
    • GA7:
  3. critically evaluate addiction therapies through an analysis of causation, holistic values and remedial frameworks.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4: