Unit of Study SWRK3001 Social Work Practice III - Mental Health (2024)

Future students:
T: 1800 626 481
E: Email your enquiry here

Current students:
Contact: Faculty of Health

Students studying at an education collaboration:
Please contact your relevant institution

Show me unit information for year

Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Develops students’ knowledge and skills in mental health practice, addressing psychosocial health and well being across the life cycle. Dominant discourses and constructions of mental and physical health are covered with a critical awareness of the issues inherent in using deficit models. The unit is co-designed with people with lived experience of mental illness.

Unit content

Lived experience of mental distress and influences of social context
Explanatory frameworks of mental distress and recovery
Social work practice in mental health
Practising social work in this field l
Practising social work in this field lI
Fostering well-being

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term4	Term4
Online	Term4	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

understand the relationship between people and their environment

explain discourses and constructions of mental distress, acknowledging the diverse lived experiences of people who live with mental distress and their families and friends

explain the potential and scope of social work practice in building resilience and facilitating recovery

demonstrate an understanding of how social work with individuals, groups and communities responds effectively to health and disability, particularly with respect to mental health

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	60%
Essay	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	60%
Essay	40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Bland, R., Drake, G. & Drayton, J., 2021, Social Work Practice in Mental Health : An Introduction, Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-003-14891-3.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.

Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full-fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees.

Find out more for domestic fees