MHP307 Advanced Skills in Drug and Alcohol (8)
Enrolment Restriction: for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students only
This subject explores, at an advanced level, the issues of Drug and Alcohol misuse in society. It will examine the global assessment and management initiatives, patterns and prevalence, associated harms. The historical and contemporary aspects of Drug and Alcohol use in Australia will be examined. Students will gain an understanding of the social, cultural and political role that Drugs and Alcohol have had both in the past and currently, for the individual, family, community and society, along with social and policy response. It will analyse the age and gender differences and various patterns and types of Drug and Alcohol misuse, including their availability. Further to this, the subject will investigate the global socio/political implication of Drug and Alcohol misuse in Western and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies.