HLTH467-24X (M) General non-calendar-based 2024 (Manawa)

Mental Health and Addictions

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 8 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 9 February 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 21 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 15 December 2024

Description

This course will enable students to select, critically analyse and apply theoretical frameworks related to mental health and addiction across the lifespan and their impact on individuals and family/whanau.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course the student will be able to;

1. Utilise developmental frameworks to understand human development across the lifespan and life stages.
2. Describe the aetiology, pathophysiology and presentation of complex mental illnesses and addictions and their impact on individuals, whānau| family and communities.
3. Critically analyse and apply the legal, socio-cultural and ethical issues surrounding mental illness for individuals and for communities.
4. Critically evaluate and apply the concept of recovery | wellness in mental health and addictions.
5. Assess, plan and work collaboratively with the person, whānau and the interdisciplinary team to provide care for people with altered mental health or addictions.  
6. Understand and apply the mechanism of action of selected drugs to maximise therapeutic effectiveness and minimise adverse reactions.
7. Critically evaluate the impact of indigeneity and colonisation on mental health and oranga.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Head of School of Health Sciences

Restrictions

HLTH454

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Craig Lynch

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1 50% Outcomes assessed: 1,2,3
Assignment 2 50% Outcomes assessed: 4,5,6
Clinical Portfolio 3 Outcomes assessed: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Pass/Fail

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,381.00

* 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 HLTH467 Occurrences

  • HLTH467-24X (M) General non-calendar-based 2024 (Manawa)
  • HLTH467-24X2 (O) Special non-calendar-based Two 2024 (UC Online)
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