HNN709 - Mental Health Triage and Emergency Psychiatry
Unit details
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| Year | 2014 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Not offered 2014 |
| Enrolment modes: | |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Must have completed an undergraduate degree or equivalent in Health |
| Unit chair: | N Sands |
Note:You will need to access substantial learning resources and experiences in CloudDeakin (Deakin’s online learning environment). Compliance with the Standards in computing, connectivity and student capability are a condition on your enrolment. | |
Content
This cross-disciplinary elective unit expands on the student’s knowledge of mental health care to focus on mental health triage across the lifespan. The unit critically explores triage systems, mental health triage in emergency and community settings, the core competencies of mental health triage, psychiatric assessment, crisis assessment and brief intervention, comprehensive risk assessment, mental health telephone triage, medico-legal issues, consumer perspectives, and triage documentation.
Assessment
Assignment 1 (3000 words) 50%, assignment 2 (2000 words) 50%