WS4503 - Social Work and Mental Health
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Social Work & Community Welfare |
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 Outcomes
- an awareness of the social construction of mental health in cultural, community and individual contexts;
- 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;
- understand the social justice and human rights implications of mental health legislation and practice.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively.
| Prerequisites: | WS3503 or permission of Head of School |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Beth Tinning |
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| Assessment: | presentations (50%); individual reflective journal and statement of learnings (50%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Beth Tinning |
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| Method of Delivery: | Printed materials |
| Assessment: | assignments. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Desley Harvey |
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| Assessment: | presentations (50%); individual reflective journal and statement of learning ( (50%). |
| Mackay, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Rosamund Thorpe |
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| Assessment: | presentations (50%); individual reflective journal and statement of learning (50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.