UWA Handbooks 2010 - Units

Unit details


SWSP8616 Mental Health Policy and Practice [PG]

Credit 6 points
Availability non-standard teaching period (see Timetable)
Content This unit focuses on the particulars of areas of clinical practice and is flexible to meet the needs of students and employers. Certain clinical areas, such as working with young people, early diagnosis and intervention and depression and suicide, are core to the unit. Other clinical areas are included to meet particular contemporary needs and challenges.
Assessment Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.
Unit Co-ordinator(s) Assistant Professor Mark Sachmann
Location UWA (Crawley)
Mode on-campus


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