HNN222 - Mental Health and Supportive Care
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355, D381, D387, H326, H329 |
| Previously: | Mental Health and Illness | Campus contact: | Trimester 1: Trimester 2: |
| Prerequisite: | HNN114 and one of [HNN124 or HNN122] Note: Enrolled and/or Internationally qualified nurses may have altered prerequisite requirements. If required, course advice can be sought from health-enquire@deakin.edu.au |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will spend on average 300 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit. This will include 20 hours synchronous learning activities and a 120 hour professional experience placement. Students will spend 14 hours undertaking guided asynchronous learning activities. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2 hour seminar in weeks 1 - 7 |
| Note: | *National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. Department of Health – Safety Screening Requirements - Police Record Check, Working With Children Check and Immunisation Status In accordance with the Department of Health policy, all students are required to undertake a Police Record Check prior to professional experience placements in each calendar year of their course. In accordance with the Worker Screening Act 2020, all students are required to undertake a Working with Children Check at the commencement of their course. Students who fail to obtain a Police Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to the commencement of professional experience placement will not be able to undertake professional experience placement and this will impede progress in the course. Students are required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory to the health organisation. |
Content
This unit is one of two within the Clinical Studies Cluster: Year 2. Students will develop distinct knowledge and skills required to support people who are experiencing mental ill health across the lifespan.
The concepts of recovery, contemporary treatment approaches, trauma-informed care, therapeutic communication, impact of mental illness on self and others, ethical issues, legal frameworks, and professional boundaries when providing mental health care across a variety of health care settings will be addressed.
Through simulation activities students will have the opportunity to develop the mindset and skills to prepare for a three (3) week professional experience placement in diverse mental health settings.
Hurdle requirement
Professional experience placement - Pass/Fail
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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