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WS4503:03

Social Work and Mental Health

Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, External

HECS Band 1

26 colloquia, 24 hours workshops or the equivalent in mixed mode on-campus delivery. Semester 1.

Staff:

Mr L Bainbridge (Townsville campus).

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 of a personal philosophy of practice in relation to mental health work applicable to a wide range of agency settings and client groups and to the formation of partnerships with mental health consumers and carers.

Assessment by in-class group workshop presentation and participation (50%); individual reflective journal and statement of learning (50%).