School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyMental Health in the CommunityWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101594.4
Discipline: PSYCHOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1665 Bachelor of Community Welfare, 1666 Bachelor of Social Work, 1709 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice, 1710 Bachelor of Criminology, 1713 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Social Work, 1734 Bachelor of Policing (Leadership Program), 1844 Bachelor of Policing, 2766 Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws, 2767 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws or 6025 Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice.
About this Unit
Mental health service delivery in the community is now the main form of care for people across the lifespan living with mental and emotional disorders. The development of a wider range of pharmacological, psychological and psychosocial treatments has enabled many people to live productively in the community. This unit explores the changes in policy and practice in the development of integrated mental health care and the impact of these changes on the lives of people living with mental illness and their communities. Early intervention, resilience and recovery are concepts explored in this unit in terms of mental health and wellbeing.