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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.
Mental health professionals are frequently the point-of-first-contact with a person suffering from an acute mental illness. The accurate and timely assessment of these potentially unstable people is a fundamental mental health skill. Various approaches to assessing people with mental illness in the community and inpatient settings that are both responsive to the needs of the wider community, mental health consumers and their families, will also be explored. A range of interventions within a variety of mental health settings will be addressed, including the identification of relapse in clients living in the community. Students will further explore how psychotherapy, psycho-pharmacology and family therapy can be applied to mental health consumers and their families/carers.
Unit was previously coded CMH5102
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Students will engage and learn through a range of interactive and contemporary methods and learning modes. These include online learning, virtual environments, discussion boards, interactive web cases/quizzes, and e-reading packages.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Critical review of assessment tools * | 40% |
| Test | Identification of mental health interventions * | 20% |
| Examination | End of semester examination | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Critical review of assessment tools * | 40% |
| Test | Identification of mental health interventions * | 20% |
| Examination | End of semester examination | 40% |
* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.
Mental health professionals are frequently the point-of-first-contact with a person suffering from an acute mental illness. The accurate and timely assessment of these potentially unstable people is a fundamental mental health skill. Various approaches to assessing people with mental illness in the community and inpatient settings that are both responsive to the needs of the wider community, mental health consumers and their families, will also be explored. A range of interventions within a variety of mental health settings will be addressed, including the identification of relapse in clients living in the community. Students will further explore how psychotherapy, psycho-pharmacology and family therapy can be applied to mental health consumers and their families/carers.
Unit was previously coded CMH5102
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Students will engage and learn through a range of interactive and contemporary methods and learning modes. These include online learning, virtual environments, discussion boards, interactive web cases/quizzes, and e-reading packages.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Critical review of assessment tools * | 40% |
| Test | Identification of mental health interventions * | 20% |
| Test | End of semester open book assessment | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Critical review of assessment tools * | 40% |
| Test | Identification of mental health interventions * | 20% |
| Test | End of semester open book assessment | 40% |
* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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