Child and Family Health in Community

Unit Outline (Higher Education)

Level of Unit in Course

AQF Level(s) of Course

Level of Unit in Course

Introductory

Intermediate

Effective Term:

2025/05

Institute / School :

Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Unit Title:

Child and Family Health in Community

Unit ID:

HEALM6305

Credit Points:

15.00

Prerequisite(s):

(HEALM6301)

Co-requisite(s):

Nil

Exclusion(s):

Nil

ASCED:

060303

Other Change:

Brief description of the Unit

This unit will guide the students to explore the range of health issues that can impact on children and families in the community. Identification, assessment, management and referral of these issues will be discussed in terms of support and agencies available to families. The concept of vulnerability and vulnerable families will be further explored in terms of the Maternal and Child Health nurse’s role, care planning, and health promotion

Grade Scheme:

Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF)

Work Experience Indicator:

No work experience

Placement Component: No

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:

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge:

K1.	Utilise comprehensive knowledge of psychosocial issues impacting on families to engage and support families and refer them for further assessment and management as appropriate

K2.	Critically explore the concept of vulnerability and how ‘being vulnerable’ adds further complexity to child and family health issues

Skills:

S1.	Synthesise knowledge of risk and protective factors impacting on children, and families and demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate these to assess potential risks for a child or children

S2.	Integrate assessment findings and knowledge of risk assessment, professional guidelines and legislation to adhere to and comply with mandatory reporting

Application of knowledge and skills:

A1.	Critically apply specialist maternal and child health nursing knowledge of common child health issues with an emphasis on identifying, assessing and discussing the management required and the rationale for decisions to refer for further assessment

A2.	Apply specialist maternal and child health nursing knowledge to work in partnership with vulnerable families to plan care and promote health

Unit Content:

The ANMAC National Accreditation Standards for the Midwife (2014); NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice (2018); NMBA Code of Conduct for the Midwife (2018), Code of Ethics for the Midwife (2014), NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2016); NMBA Code of Conduct for nurses (2018), Code of Ethics for nurses (2012) and Maternal and Child Health Service Standards (2010) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit.

Child and family assessment of risk
Range of health issues that impact on child and family – assessment, management and referral procedures, including immunisation
Support and agencies available to families
Concept of vulnerability and vulnerable families
Chronic illness - parent and/or child and impact on families
Impact of tobacco on child and family health
QUIT
Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)
Bridges out of poverty
Circle of security
National disability insurance scheme (NDIS)
Parenting groups

Graduate Attributes:

	Learning Outcomes Assessed	Assessment Tasks	Assessment Type	Weighting
1.	K1, K2, S1, A1, A2	Identification of services available to support child and family in contemporary Australian communities	Written assessment – resource folder of community services	40-60
2.	K1, K2, S2, A1, A2	Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats analysis of a community service	Written report	40-60

Adopted Reference Style:

APA ()

Professional Standards / Competencies:

Standard / Competency