Mental Health
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
HLTH 1037
Undergraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
106005
4.5
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
Course Alert: This course is no longer available for enrolment
The aim of this course is to develop students' knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them to understand mental health nursing care and common mental health issues.
Mental health and wellness across the lifespan; cultural and social construction of mental illness; mental state assessment; therapeutic communication skills; introduction to mental health conditions: schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar affective disorder, personality disorders; self-harming behaviours; suicide; de-escalation; psychopharmacological and psychosocial interventions; recovery; evidence-based practice; safety and quality; law and ethics; Mental Health Act; Guardianship and Administration Act.
Procter, NG, Harmer, H, McGarry, D, Wilson, R, Froggatt, T. 2017, Mental Health: A person-centred approach, 2, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Tutorial | 3 hours x 9 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE | |||
External (Online delivery) | - x 9 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, MT GAMBIER, ONLINE | |||
External (Online delivery) | - x 9 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, WHYALLA | |||
Tutorial | 3 hours x 9 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER | |||
Tutorial | 3 hours x 9 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE | |||
External (Online Delivery) | - x 9 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assignment, Case study, OSCA
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.