HSE703 - Mental Health and Exercise Behaviour

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Niamh Mundell
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in H743
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE070

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour lecture
1 x 2 hour practical experience (clinical skills) per week - total 11 weeks

Note:

This unit has mandatory on campus attendance requirements, therefore students must be in Australia when enrolled in this unit.

Students who wish to divert from the prescribed part-time course map, please seek advice from the Course Director by emailing MCEP@deakin.edu.au

Content

This unit examines the theory and practice of exercise behaviour change, the pathophysiology of common mental illnesses, and the practical aspects of working with people with mental illness. Students in this unit will develop a basic understanding of the theory and practice of counselling and coaching clients with pain, mental illness, chronic disease and injury through the behaviour change process. Students will be practicing as part of a rehabilitation team and need to know how to encourage clients to take positive steps towards their own self-management. Topics in this unit include counselling and life-skills coaching, coping with chronic disease and injury, anxiety and depression, self-confidence, goal setting and transitions.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Interpret behaviour change theories and apply strategies to support positive health and lifestyle change for clients with physical and/or mental illness, injury and disease.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Demonstrate a person-centred approach to inform clinical decision-making across diverse social, cultural, and clinical and community health settings.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Assess relevant psychological and physical aspects of health, illness, injury and disease and associated comorbidities for clients with mental health conditions to inform effective exercise management.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Design and prescribe safe, effective person-centred and evidence-based exercise treatment plans to optimise mental health outcomes taking into account appropriate referral pathways.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem-solving
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Trimester 1:

Assessment description

Student output

Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)

Indicative due week

Assessment 1: In-class test

1 hour (covers content from Weeks 1-3)

25%

  • Week 4

Assessment 2: Motivational Interviewing and Health Coaching Skills

Video submission

20%

  • Week 7

Assessment 3: Written assignment

1500 words

25%

  • Week 9

Assessment 4: In class case study assessment

Approximately 1 hour

30%

  • Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSE703 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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