| Effective Term: | 2025/17 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Advance Perinatal and Infant Mental Health |
| Unit ID: | HEALP6203 |
| Credit Points: | 30.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (HEALP6201 and HEALP6202) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 060303 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit will provide students with knowledge and skills to support women and their families experiencing complex mental health issues. This unit content includes: presentation and management of complex perinatal disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder; complex trauma; personality, psychotic and mood disorders. There is a focus on evidence-based therapeutic interventions for recovery in a strengths-based mental health model of care. These include comprehensive person-centred therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic therapy |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| 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. | Describe symptomatology of severe mental health conditions encountered during the perinatal period and identify appropriate management options including behavioural and pharmacological |
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| K2. | Outline the use of various assessment strategies and the process of formulating a mental health plan |
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| K3. | Explore the role of the perinatal and infant mental health worker in a multi- disciplinary and multi-professional approach to treatment and recovery of severe mental health disorders |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Support and advocate for women in maintaining their right to choice and self-determination in their treatment and management or recovery from mental illness |
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| S2. | Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team with a multi-professional approach to treatment and recovery or management |
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| S3. | Acknowledge differences in individual worldviews and work constructively with colleagues, families and women to maximise the mental health of every woman and baby |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Utilise critical thinking, problem solving and reflective practice skills to provide culturally safe care to women and their families experiencing severe mental health conditions in the perinatal period |
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| A2. | Conduct comprehensive mental health screening and assessments of women and their babies, formulate a mental health plan and make appropriate timely referrals to appropriate services |
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| A3. | Evaluate the role of the perinatal mental health professional with respect to multidisciplinary collaboration and in the broader context of public and primary health care provision |
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| A4. | Provide extended care to mother, baby and family including complex discharge planning |
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| Unit Content: |
The ANMAC National Accreditation Standards for the Midwife (2014); NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice (2022); NMBA Code of Conduct for the Midwife (2018), Code of Ethics for the Midwife (2014), NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2020); NMBA Code of Conduct for nurses (2018) and Code of Ethics for nurses (2012) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit. Modules Unit content: - Fundamental recovery oriented care
- Application of recovery and consolidating recovery orientated practice
- Mental health diagnostics and management
- Introduction to the DSM IV-TR handbook of differential diagnosis
- Complex mental health conditions in the perinatal period including post traumatic trauma disorder, complex trauma, bipolar, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorders, dual diagnosis therapeutic interventions and psychopharmacology
- Aetiology, classification, treatment and options for care
- Infant mental health Infant mental health
- Current research informing evidence based practice
- Overview of psychotherapeutic interventions and understanding Psychodynamic therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Other intervention including Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- An overview of practical skill sessions necessary to promote perinatal and infant mental health, recovery and well being
- Talking therapies: cognitive behavioural therapy,
- Assessment of the newborn
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K3, S1, S2, A3, A4 | Collaborative clinical care in an environment of complexity | Written assessment | 40-50% | | 2. | K2, S1, S3, A1, A2 | Observation of the infant | Reflective journal | 30-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A3, A4 | Theoretical concepts, knowledge and skills required in caring for women experiencing perinatal mental health issues | Online Assessment | 10-20% |
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