HHS211 Ageing and Mental Health (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (NRMIH)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The need to consider the Ageing and Wellbeing of the Indigenous population raises many issues that are relatively new to many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This is mainly due to the fact that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not live as long as their counterparts within the wider Australian community. This subject assists students in identifying these issues. It helps them develop ways to assist ageing people and work towards promoting their wellbeing.
+ 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: HHS211
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 students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) course, and Indigenous students enrolled in welfare programs
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
understand and discuss the two uses of the word elder within Aboriginal communities;
demonstrate an understanding of the holistic definition of well being of the aged within an Indigenous setting;
discuss the role of the aged within the Indigenous community in the past and what is now happening in contemporary Australia;
discuss the effects of colonisation upon their communities and the impact this has had upon the position and wellbeing of the aged;
understand how depression can affect physical health and the need to address mental, spiritual and physical wellbeing;
explain through observation the role of the aged within their family and community and the positive effects of a healthy lifestyle on the aged;
discuss what entails elder abuse, and ways that this might be overcome;
understand palliative care and how this might be utilised within their work, family and community;
discuss government support for the aged in Australia.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Uses of the word elder within Aboriginal communities; Holistic definition of well being of the aged within an Indigenous setting; Roles of the aged within the Indigenous community; Effects of colonisation upon Indigenous communities; Impact of colonisation upon the wellbeing of the aged; Effects of depression on the wellbeing of elders; Role of elders within their family and community; Elder abuse, and ways to overcome this; palliative care; Governmental supports for the aged in Australia.
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.