Overview
As a health care professional, you may encounter clients whose mental health challenges impact upon their daily lives. In this unit you will develop knowledge that will assist in your recognition of mental health disorders as a health care professional, and learn about the appropriate referral networks and therapeutic options that are available to deal with these issues. Your ability to communicate effectively with clients, with consideration and awareness of their different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, will be developed as part of this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Have your Say and verbal feedback
Students requested that the Unit Coordinator use the News forum for announcements rather than Q and A forum posts where it was difficult to stay up to date with unit requirements.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator will ensure all announcements are made through the News forum in Moodle
Feedback from Have your Say and verbal feedback
The students appreciated the weekly study guide questions and tasks to assist them with keeping on track.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continues to offer weekly self-paced practice material for students to assist them with comprehension of content and assessment preparation.
Feedback from Have your Say and verbal feedback
Students appreciated the content topics that were relevant and important for future professional practice
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to provide content and topics that are relevant and important for future professional practice.
Feedback from Have your Say and verbal feedback
Students provided mixed opinions on the volume of content in this unit. Most were happy with the volume and some felt the volume was onerous.
It is recommended that a internal and external audit of the volume and topics should be considered.
- Explain the mental health landscape in Australia
- Recognise indications that a person might be experiencing mental health challenges from an inclusive and cross cultural perspective
- Describe the therapeutic options available for people who may be experiencing different types of mental health conditions and/or challenges
- Communicate effectively and considerately with clients of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Essay - 40% | ||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||
| 3 - Presentation - 30% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Essay - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Presentation - 30% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Mental Health Care
Edition: 4th (2020)
Authors: Catherine Hungerford, Donna Hodgson, Richard Clancy, Gillian Murphy, Auntie Kerrie Doyle
John Wiley & Sons Australia
Australia
ISBN: 9780730382928
Binding: Paperback
Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health
Edition: 3 rd (2018)
Authors: Muir-Cochrane, E, Barkway, P & Nizette, D
Mosby Elsevier
United States
ISBN: 978-0-7295-4285-2
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
The prescribed texts will be made available through BMSC11009 Reading List. Paper and eBook copies can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.harris@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
1.1 Introduction and Expectations for the unit
1.2 Introduction to Mental Health
1.3 Prevalence of Mental Health Illness in Australia
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health 3rd edition:
- Chapter 1 Mental health: Every health professional's business pp. 1-7
- Chapter 2 Working in a recovery framework pp. 8-18
- Chapter 3 Essentials for Mental Health Practice pp. 19- 28
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
2.1 Classification of Mental Health Disorders
2.2 WHO 10 Facts about Mental Health
2.3 Professional Communication
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health 3rd edition:
- Chapter 4 Overview of Mental Health Problems pp. 29-47
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
3.1 Recognising a Problem
3.2 Introduction to Mental State Examination
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health 3rd edition:
- Chapter 5 Mental Health Assessment pp. 47- 60
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
4.1 Depressive Disorders
4.2 Anxiety Disorders
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health 3rd edition:
- Chapter 10 Culture and Mental Health pp.103- 111
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz 1: Opens 9:00am Monday 2nd August and Closes 5:00 pm Sunday 8th August 2021
Module/Topic
5.1 The Importance of Understanding Mental Health
5.2 The relationship between Mental and Physical Health
5.3 Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
5.4 Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Interview
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health 3rd edition:
- Chapter 11: Co-occurring Mental Health Problems pp. 113- 119
- Read Hungerford et al Mental Health Care 4th edition:
- Chapter 10: Substance Use Disorders pp. 362- 410
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Vacation
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
6.1 Autistic Spectrum
6.2 ADHD
6.3 Mental Health Practitioner Interviews
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health 3rd edition:
- Chapter 14 Settings for Mental Health Care pp. 138- 146
- appendix 2 Who Does What in Mental Health pp 149- 151
- Read Hungerford et al Mental Health Care 4th edition:
- Chapter 2: Assessment in a Mental Health Context pp. 44- 77
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
7.1 Violence in Relationships
7.2 Common Reactions to Stressful Situations
7.3 Case Studies
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Hungerford et al Mental Health Care 4th edition:
- Chapter 5 Common reactions to Stressful Situations pp 167- 201
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
8.1 Suicide and Intentional Self Harm Parasuicide
8.2 Caring for a Person who has Self Harmed
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health 3rd edition:
- Chapter 12: Loss and Grief pp. 120- 129
- Read Hungerford et al Mental Health Care 4th edition:
- Chapter 8 Caring for a person who has self-harmed pp. 285- 323
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz 2: Opens 9:00 am Monday 6th September and Closes 5:00 pm Sunday 12th September 2021
Module/Topic
9.1 A Brief Snapshot of Other Important Disorders
9.2 Indigenous Lived Experience of Grief and Loss
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health 3rd edition:
- Chapter 4 An Overview of Mental Health Problems pp.29-46
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
10.1 Dementia
10.2 Caring for an Older Person with a Mental Illness
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Hungerford et al Mental Health Care 4th edition:
- Chapter 11 Caring for an older person with a mental illness pp. 413- 439
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
11.1 Eating Disorders
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Hungerford et al Mental Health Care 4th edition:
- Chapter 8: Eating Disorders pp. 293-298
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
12.1 Caring for a Person with a Serious Mental Illness
Chapter
Resources and Readings will be given via Reading List
- Read Hungerford et al Mental Health Care 4th edition:
- Chapter 9: Caring for a person with a Serious Mental Illness pages 329- 359
- Online readings located in Moodle site in Reading List
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz 3: Open Monday 9:00 am 4th October and Closes 5:00 pm Sunday 10th October 2021
On-Line Quizzes Due: Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
1 Essay
Write an essay of 1000+/-10% words using APA referencing style that addresses the following points:
a) Discuss the effects due to CoVid -19 on the mental health of Australians. How has the mental health landscape in Australia been altered by this global pandemic and what does it mean to our mental health now and into the future?
Choose a demographic within society to comment on. e.g primary school children, pregnant woman, the indigenous community or the elderly, or university students to name a few.
b) Describe no less than (8) eight practical psychological skills to help cope with anxiety and worry about infectious diseases.
c) Include no less than (10) ten reference sources in your discussion.
d) Accurately within the text and referencing list adheres to protocols of APA 7th Edition referencing format
Week 7 Friday (3 Sept 2021) 11:00 pm AEST
upload via Turnitin in Moodle
Week 9 Friday (17 Sept 2021)
All efforts will be made to return these assessments within 10 days of their due date.
You will be assessed on your essay writing skills to logically organize and present ideas and arguments with clarity of expression, correct grammar and spelling. You will demonstrate an understanding of topics and unit material relevant to the assessment task. You will use the APA 7th Edition style of referencing for in-text as well as your scholarly list that is correctly formatted. A detailed rubric and guidance information will be available on Moodle.
- Explain the mental health landscape in Australia
- Recognise indications that a person might be experiencing mental health challenges from an inclusive and cross cultural perspective
- Describe the therapeutic options available for people who may be experiencing different types of mental health conditions and/or challenges
- Communication
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
2 Online Quiz(zes)
The task associated with this assessment item is to complete the online quizzes during the term on the unit's Moodle website. These quizzes will be available in Weeks 4, 8 and 12 and each quiz will test the student's knowledge of unit material for the previous weeks.
Each quiz will consist of twenty (20) questions that are randomly selected from a question bank. Each quiz will be worth 10% of the total grade for the unit and the complete assessment of three (3) quizzes will be worth 30% of the total grade. Feedback will be given to students after each quiz to enhance their mental health literacy.
Points to note:
Students will be allowed (1) one attempt at each quiz.
There will be a time limit on quizzes.
The highest grade will be accepted for assessment.
Students are encouraged to refer to the unit materials in order to obtain as many correct answers as possible.
If students have technical problems with the quiz, they should contact the unit coordinator or TASAC as soon as possible.
Refer to your Moodle site for further details.
3
Other
Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (22 Oct 2021)
All efforts will be made to return these assessments within 10 days of their due date.
You will be required to complete a series of open book online quizzes across the term, that will assist you with improving your mental health literacy. You will demonstrate through answering the online quiz questions an ability to recognize indications, that a person might be experiencing mental health challenges from an inclusive and cross cultural perspective.
You are marked according to the number of correct responses for each quiz
- Recognise indications that a person might be experiencing mental health challenges from an inclusive and cross cultural perspective
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
3 Presentation
You are required to work in small teams to develop a PowerPoint presentation for the end of term on a mental health condition. Once groups have been formed and conditions have been allocated, each group will research their chosen mental health condition.
You will produce a (10- 15) minute YouTube video in a PowerPoint presentation made up of a collection of slides that each members of the team has contributed.
Each mental health condition will include the following: - Aetiology
- Epidemiology
Diagnostic criteria according to DSM-V. This should include supporting research on chosen condition including. - Clinical presentation
- Treatment 9e.g. therapies and medications)
- Management of the condition to help develop a better understanding in which health care professionals are best able to serve the community.
- Any cultural accommodations to be aware of with the condition.
Each member of the group will upload their own work to TurnItIn via a submission of the marking rubric.
You will upload.- References using APA 7th Edition referencing format
- 10- 15 minute video- Video in which all members of the group contribute and participate in, by speaking to the two (2) slides that they have submitted to the presentation.
- A copy of the two (2) slides that have been created by you, that will be used for marking of each group members contribution to the presentation.
- 300 word reflection on what they have learnt as a result of the presentation and how much they have contributed to the group.
The marking for this task will consist of the following criteria: - An individual mark based on the two (2) slides that you have produced for the presentation (20 marks) and your reflection( 10 marks)
- A team mark based on the overall presentation of the mental health condition showcased (70 marks)
Items
Individual Work: 30 marks
Group Work : 70 marks
Total: 100 marks
A detailed rubric and guidance information is available in Moodle.
The presentation will include a summary of findings that represents your research, content that will be presented, logical and visually appealing to the audience. It will include no less than several (7) scholarly sources that adhere to the APA 7 Edition referencing format. The presentation will demonstrate a solid knowledge of the chosen mental health condition and ways in which the health care professionals are best able to serve the community from this knowledge.
Week 10 Wednesday (22 Sept 2021) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021)
All efforts will be made to return these assessments within 10 days of their due date.
You will require good communication skills in producing group presentations as communication skills are vital for precise transmission of accurate knowledge and information, both for students and practitioners.
You will be required to search for relevant online literature to both determine your topic and establish your findings. You are required to work in small team environments to develop a group presentation at the end of the term on a mental health condition of your choosing.
You be required to create (2) two slides that will be used in the group presentation on the mental health condition your group is researching. You will receive an individual mark based on your contribution according to the detailed rubric in Moodle. Slide content, slide appearance, referencing adhering to the APA referencing format will be assessed.
You are also required to write a 300 word personal reflection on your experience of working in the group.
The group presentation requires you to demonstrate ways in which health care professionals are best able to serve the community through a better understanding of the groups chosen conditions.
You will receive a group mark based on video/multimedia presentation, the delivery of the presentation, the quality of detail of the condition researched, referencing and literature review conducted.
- Explain the mental health landscape in Australia
- Describe the therapeutic options available for people who may be experiencing different types of mental health conditions and/or challenges
- Communicate effectively and considerately with clients of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
- Communication
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Social Innovation
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
