EDF4532 Introduction to mental health issues
Faculty of Education
EDF4532 Introduction to mental health issues is a level 4, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for EDF4532. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before EDF4532
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF4532
No unit lists EDF4532 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit focuses on the incidence of mental health issues and their effects on the individual, family and community. It examines a variety of issues relating to trauma and grief, addictions to alcohol, drugs and other mental health issues. You will examine how the normal highs and lows of life can be managed and how declining mental health can affect feelings, thoughts and actions. You are introduced to a number of therapeutic approaches.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Analysis of mental health issue (4000 words or equivalent)50%
- Case study analysis of a person with a mental health disorder (4000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate an understanding of the types of mental health issues
- 2
Demonstrate an understanding of the main issues in grief and trauma counselling and the application of models of assessment to counselling practice
- 3
Develop and analyse the impacts on families of substance abuse and dependency
- 4
Develop an understanding of assessment techniques for use with grief, trauma and addictions
- 5
Examine the current practice issues for trauma, grief and addictions.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
A. Clayton enrolment
- 20 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities
- 12 hours of directed learning activities delivered synchronously online and
- 4 hours of directed learning activities delivered asynchronous online and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR - 12 hours of directed learning activities delivered synchronously online and 24 hours of directed learning activities delivered asynchronous online and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^
^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode
B. Kaplan enrolment
- 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered synchronously on campus and/or online via regular directed learning activities
- 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via synchronous and/or asynchronous directed learning activities and
- the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
The teaching approach of this unit includes case-based teaching (using case studies to discuss mental health issues), scheduled classes (presenting and discussing counselling theory), problem-based learning (where students are asked to develop strategies to respond to case studies), role-play (including counselling techniques), and the Personal Storytelling Series (interviews with individuals sharing their experiences of mental health issues and attending counselling).
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Lefteris Patlamazoglou
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Lefteris Patlamazoglou
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF4532?
EDF4532 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF4532 offered?
In 2024, EDF4532 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF4532?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF4532 have an exam?
No. EDF4532 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.