BMSC11009 - Mental Health Literacy for Health Professionals

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Essay 40%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 30%
3. Presentation 30%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 36.36% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 14.1% response rate.

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.

Source: SUTE and verbal feedback
Feedback
Students enjoyed learning about mental health as it pertains to patients presenting to allied health practitioners.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to impress upon students the relevance of mental health literacy for allied health practitioners.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator impressed upon the students the relevance of mental health literacy.
Source: SUTE and verbal feedback
Feedback
Some students felt that the marking of assessments was stricter than other units but also appreciated the opportunity to seek additional feedback.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator ensure the task descriptions and marking rubrics clearly prepare students for the marking criteria while continuing to be available to offer tailored feedback.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator spent additional time ensuring students understood the assessment, rubrics and were provided with the opportunity to ask questions.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students felt that the overall requirements of the unit were unclear.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator explore strategies for ensuring the requirements of this unit are clear.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students found the knowledge and skills developed in this unit useful for their future practice.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continue to facilitate the development of useful knowledge and skills that can be applied to future practice.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the mental health landscape in Australia
  2. Recognise indications that a person might be experiencing mental health challenges from an inclusive and cross cultural perspective
  3. Describe the therapeutic options available for people who may be experiencing different types of mental health conditions and/or challenges
  4. 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 • • •
2 - Online Quiz(zes) •
3 - Presentation • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • •
2 - Problem Solving •
4 - Information Literacy • •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • • •
8 - Ethical practice •
9 - Social Innovation • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Essay • • • • •
3 - Presentation • • • • •
2 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •