Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School: Medical Sciences
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.
Unit Title
Psychological Effects of Disaster
Unit Code
DER6105
Year
2015
Enrolment Period
1
Version
2
Credit Points
20
Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
Online
Description
This unit develops knowledge of the psychosocial impact of the disaster and post disaster environment. The effects on rescuer wellbeing and survivors of a disaster will be examined with a focus on the crisis phases and critical incident stress debriefings.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Describe and discuss the disaster and post disaster environments.
- Describe the phases of a crisis and how to manage a scene with multiple fatalities.
- Identify and analyse the key issues relating to disasters and humanitarian crises.
- Plan and implement strategies to relieve rescuer stressors and those of disaster survivors.
Unit Content
- Implementing intervention plans.
- Planning interventions.
- Post incident follow up.
- Special populations involved in disasters.
- Stressors and individual responses.
- Survivor and rescuer psychosocial response to disaster.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Online materials with reflective guided activities and online support from tutors.
Assessment
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.
ON CAMPUSType | Description | Value |
---|
Assignment | Critical Literature Review | 40% |
Project | Case Studies | 60% |
ONLINEType | Description | Value |
---|
Case Study | Critical Literature Review | 40% |
Project | Case Studies | 60% |
Text References
- ^ Hogan, D.E., & Burstein, J.L. (2007). Disaster medicine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- ^ Lindell, M.K., Prater, C., & Perry, R.W. (2007). Introduction to emergency management. USA: Wiley.
- Toigi, J., & Toigo, M. (2003). Disaster recovery planning: Preparing for the unthinkable. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Posner, R. (2004). Catastrophe: Risk and response. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
- LaValla, R., & Erwin, C. (2005). Blueprint for community emergency management: A text for managing. Washington, DC: ERI International.
- Hite, M. (2003). The emergency manager of the future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
- Halfer, J. (2003). EMS and the law. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlet Publishers.
- Hadlow, G., Bullock, J., & Bullock, A. (2003). Introduction to emergency management. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Journal References
- Medical Journal of Australia
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Australian Journal of Emergency Management
- Annals of Emergency Medicine
- American Journal of Law & Medicine
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
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.
Academic Misconduct
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:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
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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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School: Medical Sciences
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.
Unit Title
Psychological Effects of Disaster
Unit Code
DER6105
Year
2015
Enrolment Period
2
Version
2
Credit Points
20
Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
Online
Description
This unit develops knowledge of the psychosocial impact of the disaster and post disaster environment. The effects on rescuer wellbeing and survivors of a disaster will be examined with a focus on the crisis phases and critical incident stress debriefings.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Describe and discuss the disaster and post disaster environments.
- Describe the phases of a crisis and how to manage a scene with multiple fatalities.
- Identify and analyse the key issues relating to disasters and humanitarian crises.
- Plan and implement strategies to relieve rescuer stressors and those of disaster survivors.
Unit Content
- Implementing intervention plans.
- Planning interventions.
- Post incident follow up.
- Special populations involved in disasters.
- Stressors and individual responses.
- Survivor and rescuer psychosocial response to disaster.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Online materials with reflective guided activities and online support from tutors.
Assessment
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.
ON CAMPUSType | Description | Value |
---|
Assignment | Critical Literature Review | 40% |
Project | Case Studies | 60% |
ONLINEType | Description | Value |
---|
Case Study | Critical Literature Review | 40% |
Project | Case Studies | 60% |
Text References
- ^ Lindell, M.K., Prater, C., & Perry, R.W. (2007). Introduction to emergency management. USA: Wiley.
- ^ Hogan, D.E., & Burstein, J.L. (2007). Disaster medicine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Toigi, J., & Toigo, M. (2003). Disaster recovery planning: Preparing for the unthinkable. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Posner, R. (2004). Catastrophe: Risk and response. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
- LaValla, R., & Erwin, C. (2005). Blueprint for community emergency management: A text for managing. Washington, DC: ERI International.
- Hite, M. (2003). The emergency manager of the future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
- Halfer, J. (2003). EMS and the law. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlet Publishers.
- Hadlow, G., Bullock, J., & Bullock, A. (2003). Introduction to emergency management. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Journal References
- Medical Journal of Australia
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Australian Journal of Emergency Management
- Annals of Emergency Medicine
- American Journal of Law & Medicine
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
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.
Academic Misconduct
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:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
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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