HHS106 Working with Families (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (NRMIH)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject aims to enhance the students' knowledge and skills required to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and their families in the management of mental disorders and promotion of emotional and social well being. This subject explores both the internal and external dynamics of families as systems. It describes diversity of families in relation to culture, family roles, communities and service provision. The causes of family breakdown are examined and ways to initiating a healing process are discussed. Furthermore, the subject discusses how to optimise available resources to families through primary care and general mental health care services, prevention initiatives, and development of intersectoral links and resources.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: HHS106
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) course, and Indigenous students enrolled in welfare and allied health programs
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
explore both the internal and external dynamics of families as systems;
outline the problems associated with cross-cultural relationships;
describe the significance of kinship relationships in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities;
describe diversity of families in relation to culture, family roles, communities and service provision;
examine causes of family breakdown and ways to initiating a healing process;
describe skills required to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and their families in the management of mental disorders and promotion of emotional and social well being;
use genograms as part of client management;
describe the intrinsic ability of the family to heal itself;
discuss how to optimise available resources to families through primary care and general mental health care services, prevention initiatives, and development of intersectoral links and resources.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
internal and external dynamics of families as systems; diversity of families in relation to culture, family roles, communities and service provision; significance of kinship relationships; problems associated with cross-cultural relationships; causes of family breakdown and ways to initiating a healing process; working with clients and their families in the management of mental disorders and promotion of emotional and social well being; family assessment and the use of genograms; the intrinsic ability of the family to heal itself; primary care resources and general mental health care services for families; behavioural family intervention; supportive counselling.
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 4 day residential school.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.