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NURS5063: Mental Health and Wellbeing
2021 unit information
There is growing appreciation that mental health and wellbeing should be understood within a broader social context, rather than a narrow focus on psychiatric illness anddisorder dominated by the biomedical paradigm. This understanding is guided by the underlyingprinciple that mental health is an integral part of overall health and is relevant to all. This unit of studywill orientate students toward a public health perspective, which proposes that mental health andwellbeing are influenced by multiple biological, psychological, social and environmental factors.Students will examine health promotion and population health research and will analyse theeffectiveness of strategies designed to reduce health inequalities. They will critically explore ways towork in an empowering, collaborative and participatory manner with people experiencing mental healthor social problems as well as those identified as having a mental illness or 'disorder'.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Nursing and Midwifery
| Code | NURS5063 |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an appreciation for the influence that social, cultural and age-related factors have on mental health and wellbeing from an individual and population health level
- LO2. understand the process involved in conducting, documenting and evaluating a systematic search of an electronic data base
- LO3. present differing perspectives related to an aspect of clinical practice, and engage fellow students in a discussion around the issue of concern
- LO4. critically evaluate the evidence for the “treatment and management” practices of a range of mental health problems
- LO5. understand the complex and interrelated issues that are pertinent to specific populations
- LO6. demonstrate critical awareness of ethical and legal concerns in the provision of mental health nursing care.
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