| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 (see Timetable) |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to (1) become familiar with the psychiatric classification process and some of core diagnostic categories used in psychiatry; (2) better understand the contemporary treatment interventions for the diagnoses examined in the unit; (3) have an understanding of the conceptual basis and practical clinical application of the biopsychosocial model of mental illness; (4) know and understand what statutes are relevant to the practice of mental health in Western Australia; (5) appreciate some of the contemporary tensions in the delivery of mental health services; (6) increase knowledge of psychoactive drugs and their effects; (7) appreciate the many models and theories pertinent to the drug field; (8) have some basis information about the impact of mental health and drugs on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and (9) have some basis information about the impact of mental health and drugs on culturally diverse peoples. |
| Content |
This unit examines the two important aspects governing clinical practice in a mental health context. This includes theoretical modalities (knowledge, modules of understanding) and clinical intervention strategies (techniques, therapeutic modalities).
The Philosophical framework governing the unit from the mental health perspective is the biopsychosocial model, which consciously attempts to incorporate all of the significant dimensions in human existence in order to optimally conceptualise our understanding of the human condition in general and mental health issues specifically. In this elective two important aspects governing clinical practice in a mental health context are examined. This includes theoretical modalities (knowledge, models of understanding) and clinical intervention strategies (techniques, therapeutic modalities). |
| Assessment |
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Assistant Professor Mark Sachmann |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: SWSP8429 Field Education Two: Final Placement |
Contact hours—seminars: 3 hrs per week for 10 weeks
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