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HSBH3015: Mental Health Rehabilitation

2025 unit information

Poor mental health poses a major challenge to our society, and health care professionals, among others, are charged with 'making a difference'. To do so, they need to be equipped with the most up-to-date knowledge of effective mental health approaches and interventions. This unit will overview major mental health conditions and significant social, philosophical, and historical influences on health care service delivery and reform to provide a context for contemporary rehabilitation practice. Students will be introduced to the goals, values and guiding principles of psychiatric rehabilitation and to practices that aim to address the culture of stigma and low expectations by society of people with mental health conditions. Rehabilitation interventions that have demonstrated efficacy in promoting recovery by reducing obstacles to participation for people with mental health conditions will be examined. Local and international research underpinning best practice in rehabilitation management and service delivery will be reviewed and consumer perspectives and experiences explored.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Participation Sciences
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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48 credit points
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. describe the disability associated with persistent mental health problems
  • LO2. explain the impact of stigma and discrimination on the participation of people with mental health problems
  • LO3. differentiate personal recovery from clinical recovery in a mental health context
  • LO4. debate and defend the goals, values, and guiding principles of psychiatric rehabilitation
  • LO5. recognise the significant social and political influences on mental health care service delivery and reform
  • LO6. demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation interventions for people experiencing disability from persistent mental health conditions
  • LO7. use contemporary recovery oriented mental health information literacy and language skills
  • LO8. create a logical argument on a topic related to psychiatric rehabilitation
  • LO9. use skills in written communication, academic writing, and academic integrity.

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Semester 1 2024
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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