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HSBH1003: Health, Behaviour and Society
2025 unit information
This unit will provide foundational skill development for clinical practice in allied health later in your career. The unit will develop skills in professionalism, as well as developing your understanding of how social factors affect people's understandings of health, health opportunities and outcomes. The unit will also provide foundational understandings of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and the Australian healthcare system.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Health Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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HSBH1012 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Analyse the factors that influence health decision-making, including the individual's context, and explore the ways in which health professionals can influence these decisions to promote health and wellbeing.
- LO2. Demonstrate effective communication skills when interacting with patients from diverse backgrounds, fostering mutual understanding and enhancing the quality and safety of healthcare.
- LO3. Articulate the unique health contexts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, recognising the social, cultural, and historical factors that impact health and wellbeing, and apply them to professional practice.
- LO4. Evaluate and apply professionalism skills, as demonstrated through effective planning, organisation, self-care and self-regulation strategies.
- LO5. Develop and apply interdisciplinary learning and knowledge of the Australian healthcare systems
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