SOWK303-24S2 (D) Semester Two 2024 (Distance)

Mental Health

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

The focus of the course is on mental health and wellbeing and the impact of mental ill health on individuals and families/whanau and communities. The course considers the social-ecological context of mental disorders and consequently considers issues around culture, gender, environment, policy and service provision. Students are supported to achieve an understanding of how theory applies to practice via independent learning, scaffolded assessment, online multimedia materials and zoom tutorials. Insights from practitioners with expertise in various areas of mental health will be threaded through the course. The course is designed to build on prior knowledge within the social work programme.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Any 240 points at 100 and 200 level from Schedule C and E of the BSW(Hons); or 240 points from Schedule C and S to the Bachelor of Health Sciences. Head of Department approval mandatory.

Restrictions

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Letitia Meadows

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Reflections on Professional Conversation 05 Aug 2024 15% Submission 1
Reflections on Professional Conversation 30 Sep 2024 15% Submission 2
Reflective video log 24 Aug 2024 30% Te ao Maori perspectives on mental illness
Narrated PowerPoint 18 Oct 2024 40% Selected mental health issue/concern

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $844.00

International fee $3,950.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SOWK303 Occurrences

  • SOWK303-24S2 (D) Semester Two 2024 (Distance)