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Unit Synopsis
You should be able to critically examine the various models of mental health, specific intervention strategies and the role of social workers and allied health professionals within mental health services. You should be able to integrate knowledge of the role of community, culture and models of mental health in the provision of evidence based strategies that promote mental health practice consistent with professional values and ethics. You should be able to evaluate the socio structural context of mental health and the implications for various client groups and determine how these elements translate into various models for intervention.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Successful completion of 48 credit points in any course.
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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 25% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 50% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 25% |
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%).
Past Exams
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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:
This subject exceeded my expectations with the assignments providing the basis to develop practical skills with the use of the case study. This course was enjoyable and practical.
Continue to use case studies and meaningful learning opportunities in the curriculum design.
Source:
More support to understand clinical formulation, had to write about it but did not really know what I was writing about, so it was hard to do.
Have a stronger focus on developing clinical formulation as part of the mental health assessment.
A change in the ASWEAS (2020) indicates less focus on clinical assessment and increased focused on alternative mental health discourses and critical practice. Aspects of clinical formulation can be addressed in tutorials to strengthen student confidence however, the changes will support a more holistic understanding of mental health social work practice.
Source:
Face to face required - hard to learn online
This is an online unit however, increased tutorials and online Zooms will support greater engagement in the content.
Source: Student feedback
Students consistently reported that they valued the involvement of mental health clinicians in the unit, particularly the use of real-world practice examples. This contributed to a more applied and authentic learning experience, helping students connect theoretical concepts to contemporary social work practice.
Maintain and, where possible, expand the involvement of practicing mental health clinicians in the unit to further strengthen the integration of real-world perspectives and enhance student engagement and applied learning.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Analyse the social construction of mental health.
- Critically evaluate models of mental health, their corollary intervention strategies and the professionals' role in delivering those various models and strategies.
- Critically evaluate the use of current mental health status and assessment tools.
- Integrate social work/allied health strategies within an interdisciplinary context using professional values and ethics.
- Critically evaluate different models for mental health practice with individuals, families and communities.
- Propose relevant effective and culturally appropriate evidence based strategies for intervention.
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| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | • | • | • |
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