UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MHS5102 Transcultural mental health

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

MHS5102 Transcultural mental health is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points: 6
Offered in 2022: Semester 2; Clayton
Assessment: No exam; 5 tasks

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.

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Overview

The unit will examine the effects of culture on the construction and experience of mental illness and the implications of cultural and community structures for the delivery of mental health services.

Major areas covered include explanatory models of mental illness, cultural and social factors shaping the mental health in the community with a focus on the mental health of Aboriginal, refugee, asylum seeker, and migrant communities in Australia, racism, and prejudice, cultural assumptions of standard methods of assessment and treatment, State mental health policy, psychiatric service utilisation, and gaps in current service provision.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching period	Campus	Mode
Second semester	Clayton	Block on

Assessment

Essay (3,000 words) (45%)EssayThreshold hurdle
45%
Applied learning: Policy analysis (1,500 words) (25%)AssignmentThreshold hurdle
25%
On-Campus Workshop / Alternative Assessment (10%)Workshop
-
Moodle participation and contribution (10%)Participation
10%
Moodle critical review and feedback on essay (10%)Other
10%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1
Recognise and articulate the impact of refugee, asylum seeker and migration on mental health, and apply this to examining topical issues.
2
Analyse and compare conceptions and experiences of mental health across different cultures and their effect on health seeking behaviour.
3
Identify and demonstrate how assessment and treatment approaches are modified in response to clients’ cultural background.
4
Examine gaps State and National policy context informing the provision mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.
5
Appraise the application of policy to specific mental health issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, and identify gaps.

Workload and teaching

Tutorials2.5 hours

12 hours per week comprised of a mix of directed and self-directed learning plus attendance at 2 day block one weekend per semester.2 Day Block Weekend tutorials comprised of 2.5-5 hours tutorial per unit (depending on student cohort size) and attendance at keynote lectures.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Chief Examiners: Dr Phyllis Chua
Unit Coordinators: Dr Shiva Vasi

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MHS5102?

MHS5102 has no prerequisites.

When is MHS5102 offered?

In 2022, MHS5102 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

Does MHS5102 have an exam?

No. MHS5102 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points: 6
Level: 5
Study level: Postgraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit: School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health

Type: Coursework
EFTSL: 0.125
Student contribution: SCA Band 3
Study abroad: Available
Handbook years: 202120222023 2024