Health and Wellbeing (9872.3)

This unit examines the psychosocial dimension of health as a major contributor to wellbeing in contemporary society. The sociocultural factors influencing mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents are explored as is the role that school communities play in the promotion of health and wellbeing. The areas covered in this unit include self-esteem, resilience, connectedness, participation, and relationships with self and others. Within these areas, strategies for safe living, self-worth, belonging, dealing with stress, depression, responding to loss and grief, bullying and harassment are explored.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Summarise how the psychosocial dimension of health contributes to contemporary understanding of wellbeing;
2. Analyse the sociocultural factors influencing mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents;
3. Examine the importance of self-esteem, resilience, connectedness, participation, and relationships for building and maintaining wellbeing in self and community; and
4. Reflect on and communicate strategies for safe living, self-esteem, managing relationships, and emotional responses to stressful events.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Enrolment in 321JA Bachelor of Primary Education OR 324JA Bachelor of Primary Education (Health and Physical Education) OR 330JA Bachelor of Secondary Education (Health and Physical Education).

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

8693 Promoting Health and Wellbeing.

Assumed knowledge

None.