Course Title: Working with Psychological Health

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Working with Psychological Health

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
PUBH1426	City Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2024, Sem 2 2025
PUBH1430	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Viet3 2024, Viet1 2025
PUBH1431	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2025

Course Coordinator: Jorja Fraser

Course Coordinator Phone: -

Course Coordinator Email: jorja.fraser2@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: -

Course Coordinator Availability: -

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course will enable you to gain a better understanding of mental illness presentations in the community. Key principles from cognitive, developmental, and social psychology will be outlined to better equip you to understand and respond appropriately to common psychological, social, and cultural determinants of mental illness. Topics such as depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders will be explored. You will also be introduced to strategies to help you communicate with individuals who have a mental health concern via mental health first aid awareness. Finally, the importance of self-care and methods to overcome barriers to practicing self-care will be discussed.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP154 Bachelor of Psychology:

• PLO 2. Apply evidence-based knowledge to safe and effective practice in a variety of contexts, independently ad collaboratively, with emerging technological advancements.
• PLO 4. Communicate to diverse audiences utilising contemporary and traditional formats employing professional integrity, inclusivity and culturally safe practices.

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Explain the cognitive, developmental, and social factors underpinning mental health presentations in the community
2. Demonstrate knowledge of self-care targeted to individuals providing mental health support in the community
3. Describe the evidence-based therapeutic modalities used to treat mental health presentations
4. Demonstrate knowledge of risk assessment and action planning steps
5. Discuss important communication and cultural factors to consider when engaging with members of the community experiencing mental health concerns

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, workshops, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Case Study
Weighting 35 %
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 5

Assessment Task 2: Risk assessment & Action Plan
Weighting 45 %
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, & 4

Assessment Task 3: Online quiz (MCQ)
Weighting 20 %
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5

This test will be a 1.5-hour test that may be taken any time within a 48-hour period.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.