units

SWM5200

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 31 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational UnitDepartment of Social Work
OfferedCaulfield Second semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Associate Professor Fiona McDermott

Synopsis

Current community health concerns and the preoccupations of health policy and services. Frameworks for conceptualising and assessing the health concerns that impact on individuals, families and communities, are analysed and applied to specific health concerns.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. explore contemporary frameworks used to understand health concerns and inform policy;
  2. consider the application of these frameworks to their own practice and to other settings where health issues predominate.

Assessment

Essay (6,000 words) (67%)
Assignment (3,000 words) (33%)

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Fiona McDermott

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Social work

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/