IA5119 - Empowerment and Change

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Indigenous Australian Studies

Drawing on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Well Being Empowerment Program which has been established in communities for over ten years, this subject explores the concepts underlying social and emotional wellbeing and their relevance to the nature and process of human relationships. Specifically, it examines what is meant by the concepts "empowerment" and "change", and how the two interrelate. The subject therefore encourages students to re-think and re-theorise critical understandings of empowerment and develop appropriate strategies and interventions to assist Indigenous people to achieve their goals.

Learning Outcomes

• describe the theoretical underpinnings of empowerment and change and the relationship between the two;
• critically examine the nature of crisis and conflict situations;
• determine steps to help oneself and others move out of conflict;
• analyse the concepts underlying social and emotional wellbeing and their relevance to the nature and process of human relationships;
• recognise the way one's own values and beliefs and those of broader society influence one's abilities and effectiveness in life.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
• The potential to lead and contribute to projects effectively and efficiently;
• The ability to conduct their research in an ethical manner;
• The ability to make constructive contributions to project teams or collegial activities;
• The potential to resolve conflicts.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coord/Lect:	Professor Yvonne Cadet-James.
Assessment:	deliver the family wellbeing program to one or more participants and evaluate (60%); assignments (40%).

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.