| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Perinatal Mental Health Workforce Placement |
| Unit ID: | HEALP6207 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | (HEALP6206) |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 060303 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This industry placement with Gidget Foundation Australia assists students with their transition into perinatal mental health practice through the provision of direct professional experience. In this unit, which comprises a minimum of 70 hours, students will be exposed to the nature of professional consultations and associated expectations to help prepare them for future careers in the perinatal mental health field. Students will undertake an approved work program, designed by their workplace supervisor, and supported by an academic advisor. Students will reflect on the skills, experience, and professional competencies that they have obtained and receive constructive feedback and evaluation from their employer. |
| Grade Scheme: | Ungraded (S, UN) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | Yes - days |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| 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 organisational policies, procedures, guidelines, ethical and cultural considerations required to work effectively in the professional setting. |
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| K2. | Investigate opportunities for learning to progress professional skills aligned with career aspirations. |
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| K3. | Demonstrate awareness of current OHS and other legislative requirements relevant to the workplace. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Develop skills in effective communication and collaboration, reflecting professionalism and collegiality. |
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| S2. | Demonstrate capacity to listen actively and articulate Ideas, information, and results clearly and concisely through effective written and oral communication skills for diverse professional audiences. |
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| S3. | Operate as an effective team member by displaying initiative and working effectively, ethically, and respectfully in diverse teams. |
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| S4. | Develop capability to accept constructive feedback, reflecting on areas for professional development. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply relevant conceptual and theoretical knowledge to practical work situations. |
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| A2. | Demonstrate understanding of relevant policy frameworks, legislation, regulations, and workplace codes of conduct. |
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| A3. | Reflect on and apply feedback received during placement to advance professional skills. |
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| Unit Content: |
The content of the student placement will be determined in collaboration with the workplace supervisor and academic advisor. During placement, the student will undertake cognate, meaningful work relevant to extending transferable skills in perinatal mental health. It is expected that students will be integrated into the workplace throughout the duration of their placement. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate high-level skills to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups Students will be required to display (in person and/or online) high-level skills in-person and/or online in: • Effective verbal and non-verbal communication via a range of synchronous and asynchronous methods • Active listening for meaning and influencing • High-level empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating extended conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership skills and behaviours Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating, contributing to, and enabling collegial environments • Showing self-awareness and the ability to self-reflect for personal growth • Inspiring and enabling others • Making informed and evidence-based decisions through consultation with others • Displaying initiative and ability to solve problems | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complex and ambiguous environments, using their imagination to create new ideas Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically on complex problems • Synthesising, evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Proposing alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts through deep inquiry • Proposing creative solutions in problem solving | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work proficiently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks Students will be required to display high-level skills in: • Finding, accessing, collating, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and appropriately and securely sharing complex digital information at a high-level • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Using digital tools appropriately to conduct research • Contributing proficiently to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and utilising digital learning opportunities | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to think ethically and sustainably. Students will be required to display skills in: • The responsible conduct of research • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in multiple global economic environmental and societal contexts • Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Generating research solutions which are sustainable,ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable • Extending lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Demonstrate extended actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2 | Placement performance – active participation in supervision sessions, and completion of formative and summative appraisal. | Practical Appraisal | S/U | | 2. | K1, K3, S1, S4, A3 | Placement portfolio and reflection – logbook of perinatal mental health experiences and hours documented and signed by supervisor. Self reflection on elements of learning and areas for further development. | Portfolio | S/U | | 3. | K2, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3 | Attendance at 80% of individual supervision, and group supervision sessions. | Attendance | S/U |
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