WEL231 Holistic Eco-Social Approaches in Mental Health (8)

This subject explores mental health practice in the context of the global environmental crisis, which is having disproportionate impacts on human health and wellbeing. Conventional approaches to mental health based on Euro-Western ideology are challenged, and a holistic environmental framework is presented to include social and ecological dimensions. Drawing from a range of worldviews and knowledges, the psychological and emotional responses to environmental loss and decline, as well strategies and approaches for promoting mental health in a range of contexts are examined. This subject is relevant to health and human service practitioners interested in understanding how to adapt to a changing climate and practice context.

Subject Outlines
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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2018.

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Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to describe the holistic attributes of human wellbeing and mental health;
  • be able to identify a range of worldviews that influence environmental sustainability and holistic conceptualisations of mental health;
  • be able to explain the psychological and emotional responses to environmental loss and decline; and
  • be able to apply holistic environmental approaches to mental health practice, including being (ontology), thinking (epistemology) and doing (methodology).

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Holistic understandings of mental health and wellbeing
  • Impacts of the global environmental crisis on mental health
  • Discourses influencing environmental sustainability and mental health practice
  • Aboriginal ways of knowing in mental health
  • Psychological responses to environmental loss and decline
  • Holistic mental health framework for practice

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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