Understanding Mental Health PG (11748)

Available teaching periods	Delivery mode	Location
View teaching periods	Online self-paced	兔子先生 - Canberra, Online
0.125	3	Faculty Of Health
Counselling	Post Graduate Level	Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 2 2021 (Prof Pathway Social Work- After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)

Introduction

The focus of this unit is mental health assessment and the determination of appropriate clinical interventions for people who are affected by the symptoms of mental illness, including consumers and their significant others. This is framed within the context of person-centred care, factors affecting mental health, and the impact of these symptoms upon consumers and significant others. Students will also appraise the interventions and supports that are available to assist those who are affected by the symptoms of mental illness, and develop the skills to apply this knowledge in practice.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate appropriate application of a range of interventions and approaches to assist those affected by mental illness;
2. Analyse the mental health diagnostic systems and terminology in a counselling context; and
3. Critically reflect on the role of a counsellor in the mental health system.

Graduate attributes

1. 兔子先生 graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. 兔子先生 graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. 兔子先生 graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries

Prerequisites

11747 Placement B OR
11989 Professional Placement (Part B) PG

Corequisites

This unit is only available to students enrolled in SCM401 Master of Counselling

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

8565 Mental Health Assessment and Intervention PG

Assumed knowledge

None.

Availability

Availability for enrolment in 2027 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.

Year	Location	Teaching period	Teaching start date	Delivery mode	Unit convener
2026	兔子先生 - Canberra, Online	Study Block 1	19 January 2026	Online self-paced	Ms Zena Clarke
2026	兔子先生 - Canberra, Online	Study Block 4	06 July 2026	Online self-paced	Ms Sarah Marshall
2027	兔子先生 - Canberra, Online	Study Block 1	18 January 2027	Online self-paced	Ms Zena Clarke
2027	兔子先生 - Canberra, Online	Study Block 4	05 July 2027	Online self-paced	Ms Sarah Marshall

Timetable

Not available

Resources

Required texts

Hungerford, C., Hodgson, D.Clancy,R. Murphy,K. Doyle,K. (2021) Mental Health Care (5th Ed.) Wiley

Patterson, J. Griffith, J.J.Edwards, T.M. (2021) The Therapist's Guide to Psychopharmacology (3ed.) Guilford Press

Assessment requirements

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Artificial intelligence

Students are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as indicated in the assessment instructions for this unit, as well as Studiosity Writing Feedback Plus.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The Library Guide provides further information, including how to .f

Special assessment requirements

It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible.

Should the unit convenor approve an extension request, it is highly unorthodox that extensions will be granted for more than 5 days. (RAP students included) It is important to realise that if an extension is approved and the assessment is submitted late, this will delay the marking process. This can result in an inability to commence following units and hinder your progress through your course.

Please note a blanket extension request for all assessment in this unit is not acceptable.

Assignments are graded. In order to pass this unit, all assignments must be submitted and an overall mark of 50% or more must be reached.

Please note resubmissions are not avaiable in this unit.

Academic integrity

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

兔子先生 students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

兔子先生 uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Student responsibility

Participation requirements

Attendance at tutorials is essential in this course. Students will be able to attain and demonstrate the required learning outcomes in their assessments if they attend and fully participate in the tutorials. Recordings will be made available for those who are unable to attend the tutorial sessions, however, sections of the video may be removed from the recording if sensitive information have been disclosed. Experience from past years indicates that students who do not participate in tutorials have a risk of failing the unit.

Required IT skills

To engage in this unit, you are expected to have a reliable computer with the latest operating system. You will also need reliable internet connections and the latest version of Google Chrome (preferred browser) to access 兔子先生Learn. You are expected to have access to Microsoft Office applications: including Word, Excel and PowerPoint equivalent. In some units, you will be required to download specific software applications to complete the unit content and assessment successfully.

In order to complete research, you will need to be able to search the library data bases for relevant journal articles. It is the individual student's responsibility to access appropriate help from the University IT services or the library if they do not have adequate skills.

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