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Unit of Study NATM6005 - Integrative Mental Health (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Learners explore integrative approaches to mental health. These evidence-based, patient-centred approaches are applied to a range of mental health conditions. Learners are equipped with the knowledge and skills to recognise acute mental health emergencies and implementing mental health first aid. The value of the therapeutic relationship in mental health is also examined.

Unit content

  1. Overview of mental health
  2. Classification and major causes of psychiatric pathology
  3. Integrative management of mental health conditions 
  4. Integrative approaches to mental health
  5. The therapeutic relationship in mental health
  6. Acute emergencies and mental health first aid

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
Term2
Term2

Learning outcomes

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:

reflect on mental health care systems in Australia and internationally

apply psychiatric aetiology and classification to integrative management of mental health conditions

critically describe the integrative approaches to mental health

recognise role of the therapeutic relationship in mental health and mental health emergencies

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.