Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Working with Psychological Health and Disease

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

PUBH1412

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023,
Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: Ashlee Field

Course Coordinator Phone: -

Course Coordinator Email: ashlee.field@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora West


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course will enable you to gain a better understanding of the psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of mental health.  

Key principles from cognitive, developmental, and social psychology will be outlined to better equip you with the challenges of understanding and responding appropriately to common psychological, social, and cultural determinants of mental health and well-being. Depression, anxiety, stress, and coping will be explored. 

You will also be introduced to strategies to better communicate with individuals who have a mental health concern by enhancing your mental health first aid awareness. 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP279 Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy):

  • PLO 1. Provide patient-centred care as a competent, safe primary healthcare professional
  • PLO 4. Effectively communicate with a wide audience (i.e. patients, carers, healthcare professionals and agencies), with respect and sensitivity to socio-cultural diversity, using a variety of media
  • PLO 5. Manage all aspects of clinical practice to comply with ethical, legal, and regulatory standards in an evolving healthcare industry
  • PLO 6. Work autonomously and collaboratively, to lead and/or contribute to inter-professional healthcare partnerships
  • PLO 7. Develop and implement strategies to meet personal and professional demands, as a primary healthcare provider 

 


Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Explain the key foundational principles underpinning determinants of psychological health and well-being from cognitive, developmental, and social psychological perspectives
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of how compassion, communication, and awareness of others and self-facilitate psychological health and well-being
  3. Demonstrate the application of mental health first aid (rapid response)
  4. Identify self-care strategies to promote psychological health and well-being 


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Case Study
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 2  

Assessment Task 2: Mental Health First Aid Quiz
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLO 3

Assessment Task 3: Self Care Assessment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLO 4 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.