IND204 - Australian Aboriginal Holistic Health and Healing
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Not offered 2021 Re-offered 2022: Trimester 2: Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Jessamy Gleeson |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online learning experiences are via Cloud Deakin including a 1 x 1 hour class per week (recordings provided) and an interactive 1-hour online seminar. An online forum will also be maintained and students will be expected to engage. |
Content
The unit examines Australian Aboriginal holistic approaches to Social and Emotional Health, Healing and Wellbeing. Theoretical frameworks for health and healing will contextualise the initial and ongoing impact of colonisation on Aboriginal peoples' social and emotional health. Exploring the broadest determinants of health, this unit emphasises the need for community and individual health to be understood as interdependent and holistic, connected to the land and incorporating the past and the future.
The critical role of Australian Aboriginal healing programs and 'place-based' decolonising strategies will be analysed with examples of effective trauma, substance abuse, mental health programs and other current initiatives. Current approaches to health and healing will be examined through the lens of Community, Women's and Men's health and healing, including alternative medicines, plants and healing practices.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically reflect on the complex structural and interdependent relationships within Australian Aboriginal holistic health, and examine the consequences of colonisation to develop a health campaign that improves health, and social and emotional wellbeing outcomes. | GLO1 Discipline specific GLO4 Critical thinking GLO5 Problem solving GLO8 Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse and apply modes of universal wellbeing within an Australian Aboriginal context, and critically analyse and apply models of universal wellbeing within an Australian Aboriginal model. | GLO1 Discipline specific GLO4 Critical thinking GLO8 Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Draw on digital resources to research integrate, and discuss the range of Australian Aboriginal Community led programs and identify the key components of these successful initiatives. | GLO2 Communication GLO3 Digital literacy GLO8 Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Work independently to reflect upon and discuss the significance and importance of cultural approaches to health and wellbeing and the knowledge's and practices located within Women's, Men's and Community health domains. | GLO2 Communication GLO5 Problem solving GLO6 Self management GLO8 Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Evaluate and apply alternative health approaches and their ongoing contributions to health and healing, and reflect on the role of Country and spirituality in health and wellbeing initiatives. | GLO1 Discipline specific GLO4 Critical thinking GLO8 Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Case Study Analysis | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 - Essay | 1500 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3 - Health Campaign | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 12 |
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.
Unit Fee Information
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