SOAD4011 Mental Health Across the Lifecourse

Ms Azmiri Mian

2016

4.5

12 x 2-hour workshops per semester

1 SOAD1010 - Mental Health and Public Participation
1a PSYC1101 - Psychology 1A
1b PSYC1104 - Aspects of Psychology A
1c PSYC1105 - Aspects of Psychology B
2 SOAD2002 - Human Social Development
2a SOAD2111 - Human Social Development
3 SOAD2005 - Practice with Individuals
3a SOAD3110 - Interpersonal Practice
3b SOAD1013 - Practice with Individuals
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c) and (2 or 2a) and (3 or 3a or 3b))

1 of SOAD3015, SOAD4005, SOAD7014 has been successfully completed

Bachelor of Social Work

This topic brings a lifecourse perspective to the nexus between studies in human social development, social policy and social work practice in mental health and illness. Students will explore a conceptual and analytical approach to the evidence regarding the patterning of individual lives over tirne and the processes by which lives are changed by diverse environments. Students will link this understanding to social work practice in mental health.

To build links across the lifecourse of human social development and social work practice in the mental health field.
To explore both global and local understandings of the lifecourse approach to analysing disadvantage, injustice and individual vulnerability in mental illness.
To help students to develop and apply a conceptual and analytical framework upon which to develop a more advanced and specific explorations into social work in mental health.
To develop perspectives and skills that will advance students' social work practice in mental health.

evaluate a wide range of resources related to social work and the lifecourse approach in mental health;
employ concept mapping as a reflective and analytical tool and to guide planning for practice; apply a conceptual and analytical framework that will assist social policy analysis and future social work practice in arange of settings as well as in mental health;
demonstrate a capacity to apply the knowledge and conceptual base of social work theory to social work practice in mental health;
reflect on the learning to develop professional competencies in social work practice, especially inclusive team work and creative problem solving.

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