Unit details
EEH530 - Promoting Student Wellbeing
| Offered at: | (B, G) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | .75 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.094 |
| Unit chair: | D Ollis |
| Campus contact: | D Ollis (B), L Harrison (G) |
| Corequisite: | EEY402 or EEY501 |
| Contact hours: | 2 hour lecture per week, 3 X 3 hour workshops |
Content
Student wellbeing has increasingly become a central focus for schools, and currently policy frameworks state that student wellbeing is a responsibility of every classroom teacher. This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of young people and their wellbeing, contemporary policy contexts, as well as skills in developing supportive classroom strategies and practices. On completion of the unit students should be able to:
- understand a range of contemporary theoretical perspectives that inform understandings of young people and their health and wellbeing issues/needs
- understand the complex and multiple factors that contribute to young people's health and wellbeing status
- understand the broad role that schools play in young people's lives
- understand the role that schools can have in promoting and enhancing the health and wellbeing of young people
- understand contemporary frameworks that shape current school based interventions and practices in the field of adolescent health and wellbeing
- understand their role as a classroom teacher in the promotion of wellbeing
- develop and implement strategies at the classroom level that contribute to the promotion of wellbeing
- develop helping skills and networking/referral skills
- critically engage with the broad area of adolescent health promotion
Assessment
Case Study 50%
School based case study of a student wellbeing issue, developed from school based research and a literature review
Group presentation 50%
Group presentation of school based research and health promotion strategies
Prescribed texts
Deakin University 2008, Reader: Promoting Student Wellbeing, Learning Services Deakin, University Geelong.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $529 | $423 | $423 | $1641 | $1765 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
