WS4503:04
Social Work and Mental Health
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: WS3511
26 colloquia, 24 hours workshops or the equivalent in mixed mode on-campus delivery. First semester and flexible delivery.
Staff: Mr L Bainbridge.
An overview of the social and cultural determinants of mental health; mental health legislation and social policy applications, especially in relation to deinstitutionalisation, community care and consumer advocacy groups; power and gender issues in mental health practice; and the development of personal practice models in mental health work compatible with social work values and knowledge and the pursuit of social justice goals.
Learning Objectives:
- an awareness of the social construction of mental health in cultural, community and individual contexts;
- understand the social justice and human rights implications of mental health legislation and practice;
- be conversant with the knowledge and value bases of the professional disciplines involved in mental health practice to the point where students are comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams and confident of making a specific social work contribution;
- develop confidence in student’s personal practice model in relation to mental health work such that they are able to work in a range of agency settings and with a variety of client groups.
Assessment by workshop presentation and participation (50%); written project/assignment (50%).
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