Unit of Study TCHR6006 Health, Wellbeing and the Environment in Early Childhood Education (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Develops understanding of wellbeing as it relates to health and the environmental issues that face children, staff and families in both early childhood settings and in the home. The unit develops knowledge and management of medical dilemmas in children, staff and families’ lives and familiarises students with Australian regulations and guidelines to support optimal wellbeing. Students will develop strategies to support children’s wellbeing and develop critical awareness of controversies and differences of opinion concerning practices that affect health and wellbeing in the environment.

Unit content

Module 1: What is wellbeing?

Module 2: The influence of the environment upon health and wellbeing

Module 3: Health and wellbeing issues in the early childhood context

Module 4: Health and wellbeing issues in the early childhood context

Module 5: Practices to support optimal health and wellbeing in early childhood: Australian regulations and guidelines

Module 6: Planning for wellbeing

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term2	Term2
Online	Term2	Term2

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:

identify and analyse the impact of health and the environment upon wellbeing and critically review the influence of the environment upon health and wellbeing

deconstruct and evaluate health issues in children's, staff and families' lives to support optimal wellbeing

analyse environments that cause trauma, and implement strategies that support children who have been exposed to trauma

develop critical awareness of controversies and differences of opinion regarding health and wellbeing for children, and develop skills to clearly communicate with children, colleagues and families about these issues

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Project	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Project	50%

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Fee information

Domestic

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