MDWF13001 - Cultural and Psychosocial Diversity in Midwifery

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit examines the influences of cultural and psychosocial diversity in relation to midwifery practice. In particular a focus will be on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ history, health, wellness and culture and the influence of these on their childbearing continuum. You will also explore the psychosocial factors which may impact on the childbearing woman and her family including perinatal mental health, domestic violence and substance use. The role of the midwife in referring woman to appropriate support services will be examined.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-req

MDWF12004 Critical Inquiry and Midwifery Practice

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2024

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. Group Discussion 30%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 40%

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 3 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 6.06% 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
Feedback
SUTE survey via the DataSmart dashboard
Recommendation
No qualitative student feedback was provided in the SUTE Just 2 respondents completed the quantitative component of the SUTE survey; both rated all elements at 100%. This unit is in teach-out mode and this is the final offering, therefore an updated unit will replace this as part of the new Bachelor of Midwifery course.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
I loved the support given to assist our education
Recommendation
To continue to ensure that students are provided with appropriate support when required.
Action Taken
It was ensured that students were provided with appropriate support when required.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Jane was great with communicating and prompt to respond
Recommendation
To continue to ensure that student communications and queries are promptly responded to.
Action Taken
It was ensured that student communications and queries were promptly responded to.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
The assignments instructions for me could be interpreted rather broadly. I would have found it beneficial if the instructions were more clear.
Recommendation
To ensure that assessment task outlines are clear and specific.
Action Taken
It was ensured that assessment task outlines were clear and specific.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explore the cultural and psychosocial diversity in relation to midwifery practice.
  2. Discuss the provision of culturally appropriate midwifery care with a specific focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  3. Explore the psychosocial factors which may impact on the childbearing woman and her family including perinatal mental health, domestic violence and substance use.
  4. Explore the midwive's role in providing support services to woman from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds.

NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice

Standard 1: Promotes evidence-based maternal health and wellbeing.

Standard 2: Engages in respectful partnerships and professional relationships.

Standard 3: Demonstrates the capability and accountability for midwifery practice.

Standard 6: Provides safe and quality midwifery practice.


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Group Discussion
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
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 - Group Discussion
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment