Year
2019
Units
4.5
Contact
Internal Availability
1 x 1-hour Online Lecture weekly
1 x 3-hour Tutorial weekly
External Availbility
1 x 1-hour Online Lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour Online Tutorial Weekly
1 x 2-hour Online Exercises Weekly
1 x 1-hour Online Lecture weekly
1 x 3-hour Tutorial weekly
External Availbility
1 x 1-hour Online Lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour Online Tutorial Weekly
1 x 2-hour Online Exercises Weekly
Prerequisites
1 Admission into BMIDU-Bachelor of Midwifery (Preregistration)
1a Admission into BMIDRN-Bachelor of Midwifery (Post-Registration) (Registered Nurse)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a))
1a Admission into BMIDRN-Bachelor of Midwifery (Post-Registration) (Registered Nurse)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a))
Enrolment not permitted
MIDW2202 has been successfully completed
Assessment
Assignments.
Topic description
The topic will introduce students to psychological frameworks which explain human behaviour and will enable them to apply these frameworks to midwifery and incorporate mental health strategies into their practice.
Educational aims
This topic aims to develop students’ knowledge of psychology and capacity to care for women and their families impacted by mental health issues.
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic, students will be expectedl be able to:
- Apply psychological theories to midwifery practice
- Evaluate the psychology of stress and coping in relation to childbearing families and the midwifery profession
- Plan care for women with pre-existing perinatal mental health issues, their families and communities by applying their understanding of the fundamentals pathology
- Examine the psychology of bonding and attachment
- Critically analyse the influences of family and cultural dynamics in contemporary society
- Examine loss and bereavement in the perinatal period.
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2019 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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