Details for Mental Health
This subject will help students recognise signs of mental health conditions and how to provide appropriate support, help, or referral for individuals with these issues. Students will explore factors influencing mental health conditions and identify the role of the community in supporting people with mental health conditions.
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: SSC216
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Rebecca Loundar
Prerequisites
The following courses are prerequisites:
Awards offering Mental Health
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
- Bachelor of Applied Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Ministry
- Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Theology
- Bachelor of Ministry
- Bachelor of Theology
- Diploma of Arts
- Diploma of Chaplaincy
- Undergraduate Certificate in Arts
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Develop a basic understanding of the nature, effects and management of many common mental health conditions within a cultural context;
- Define the types of interventions that may help persons with these problems and recognise the impact of mental health on those close to the client and provide support/referral for them as appropriate;
- Display respect, empathy, compassion towards people with mental health conditions & develop strategies to help others to do the same; recognising the importance of conveying hope and confidence;
- Begin to understand patterns of thinking, feeling and action indicative of emerging mental health conditions, and of the context in which they may arise.
Subject Content
- Introduction
- Understanding Abnormal Psychology and Mental Health
- Client Focused Care, Clinical Assessment, Mini Mental Health Examination
- Anxiety, Trauma & OCD
- Neuro-Developmental Disorders, Neurocognitive Disorders
- Substance, Addictive and Impulse Control Disorders
- Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders
- Mood Disorders, Suicide
- Sexual Dysfunction and Paraphilic Disorders
- Somatic and dissociative disorders, Eating disorders, Sleep disorders
- Physical disorders and health psychology, Mental health services: Ethical & Legal
- Personality Disorders
- Understanding Community Support: Services & Help Lines
- Application of Learning, Self Care
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Onsite (face-to-face)
- Online (eLearning)
- Intensives
- Extensives
Assessment Methods
- Personal Record of Relaxation Technique (25%)
- Major Essay (50%)
- Individual Presentation & Handout (25%)
Prescribed Text
- Barlow, D.H., Durand, V.M., & Hofmann, S.G. (2017) Abnormal Psychology (8th ed.) or (2015 – 7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any textbooks.