| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Health and Wellbeing in Diverse Communities |
| Unit ID: | CHSUG3003 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (At least 30 credit points from ANY subject-area at 1000-1999 level) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (WELSI2200) |
| ASCED: | 090515 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit explores the social, political and cultural issues related to physical and mental health and wellbeing in Australian and International communities. These issues will be explored within the lens of the social origins of health. It will critique the bio-medical origins of health and explore alternative theoretical frameworks, such as social determinants of health, social origins of health, psychosocial and ecological practice models. Particular attention will be given to social determinants of health and how race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender and trauma impact on the wellbeing of communities. It will explore how health policy impacts on different and diverse communities and their impact on health equity and access to services for differently placed individuals and communities. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Examine health and mental health issues from a variety of perspectives including; practitioners, serviceusers and consumer advocates, locally, nationally and internationally. |
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| K2. | Define what is meant by good health, mental health and wellbeing and how these definitions are socially constructed. |
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| K3. | Identify social, cultural, political and economic structural factors in the health and mental wellbeing of all peoples. |
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| K4. | Critically evaluate policies and practices that influence the health and mental health agenda and their impact on equity and access issues. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Develop research skills by exploring literature, key concepts and contemporary developments. |
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| S2. | Communicate social determinants of health to a variety of audiences. |
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| S3. | Describe and explain a variety of perspectives about health, mental health and wellbeing to a broad audience. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply contemporary perspectives about health, mental health and wellbeing to practices in community and human services. |
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| A2. | Communicate with a variety of individuals and communities around the social determinants of health. |
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| Unit Content: |
•Conceptualizing Health and Wellbeing: introducing theory and policy frameworks - The bio-medical model/social origins of health/social determinants of health - Constructions of health and wellbeing in health policy - Equality equity and social determinants of health.
•Practice of Health and wellbeing in diverse settings including indigenous populations, migrants and refugees - Race, racism and culture in health settings - Identity, and sexuality - Gendered violence in diverse communities - Re-traumatisation by the system - Poverty, class and health - Disability - Substance abuse and addiction.
•Health and wellbeing practice frameworks when working with diverse communities - Health promotion and health literacy - Trauma informed practice - Holistic/cultural inclusivity and sensitivity - Person in place. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2 | Analyse and critique the theoretical underpinnings of an identified contemporary healthy policy/intervention in Australia or international context | Discussion/White Paper | 25-35% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2 | Identify 2-3 critical health indicators within Australian society for which there is an identified disparity between mainstream community outcomes and those of an identified diverse community/group | Report | 30-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1 | In this assessment you are required to present an approach to practice within an identified community/group such as a psycho social model | Essay | 30-40% |
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