Weekly Reading SPS304
Weekly Reading SPS304
Week Topic Text reference and set readings Tutorial Activity
Week 1 Introduction to mental health and the community Meadows et.al. (2019, chp1) Welcome & outline tutorial activities and assessments
Week 2 Understanding mental health: myths and stigma Meadows et.al. (2019, chp2)
Group Discussion: Issues in mental health
https://mhaustralia.org/TEDx Talks Dr Jeffrey Lieberman on Imagine there was no stigma to mental illness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrbTbB9tTtAWeek 3 Mental health disorders Meadows et.al. (2019, Part 3 &4)
TEDx Talks: Eric Walton survivor of Bipolar disorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrZZoCm-nMEWeek 4 Mental health services in Australia Meadows et.al. (2019, chp5, 6) Group Tutorial: in groups of two research on local agencies & online apps in Australia
Week 5 Mental health policy, clinical practices, recovery, and carer participation Meadows et.al. (2019, Part 2)
Bartlem et.al. (2016)
The human element of recovery from mental illness and addiction | Apryl Pooley | TEDxMSUhttps://youtu.be/-m_A8ST_18sWeek 6
Ethical considerations Meadows et.al. (2019, chp4)
Group tutorial activity: Case Study
MID TRIMESTER BREAK
Week 7 Mental health and Indigenous Australians Meadows et.al. (2019, p. 307, 154, 563, 112-117, 128-132) Australia's Stolen Generation: Battling Aboriginal Suicide | REWIND
https://youtu.be/O4j6s58YrHQWeek 8 Mental health and homelessness Group activity: Watch and Discuss
Talking about Drugs and Mental Health
https://youtu.be/eXoyCactSMsWeek 9 Mental health and young people Meadows et.al. (2019, chp21)
Understanding Suicide
Having the conversation
https://youtu.be/LFyetdiDB_Y
Knowing what to say
https://youtu.be/2JnWcr8AdLEParents What to do if..https://youtu.be/S8NtQWXjs4MWeek 10 Mental health and substance misuse Meadows et.al. (2019, chp25)
Drug and Alcohol Abuse First Aid | Mental Health
https://youtu.be/4jaKoeawEyQWeek 11
Mental health and religious-cultural groups Meadows et.al. (2019, chp12)
Group activity: discussion on cultural and diversity
Discuss assessment
Week 12 Bringing it all together All 12-week resources Group Activity
