Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online | N/A |
Unit description
Contextualises the role of the midwife and primary health care from the Australian and global healthcare perspective including historical, socio-political, culture influences and the social determinates of health. Students explore fundamental frameworks for evidence-informed, culturally competent and appropriate midwifery care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Unit content
- History of health provision from an Australian and global perspective
- Philosophy, principles and strategies of primary health care including social determinants of health (Australian and global)
- Health beliefs, systems and practices and midwifery care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
- Principles of cultural competence and philosophy of midwifery
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | outline the history of health provision from an Australian and global perspective |
| 2 | describe how the philosophy, principles and strategies of primary health care apply to a woman and her family from an Australian and global healthcare perspective |
| 3 | outline differing health beliefs, systems and practices as well as issues and barriers which impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds |
| 4 | discuss the principles of cultural safety when interacting with childbearing women, their families and other health professionals in ways that are consistent with the philosophy of midwifery |
| 5 | identify and describe key social determinants of health including culture and ethnicity and the relevance of this to wellbeing, health and illness. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- outline the history of health provision from an Australian and global perspective
- describe how the philosophy, principles and strategies of primary health care apply to a woman and her family from an Australian and global healthcare perspective
- outline differing health beliefs, systems and practices as well as issues and barriers which impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- discuss the principles of cultural safety when interacting with childbearing women, their families and other health professionals in ways that are consistent with the philosophy of midwifery
- identify and describe key social determinants of health including culture and ethnicity and the relevance of this to wellbeing, health and illness.
Prescribed texts
- Best, O & Fredericks, B (eds) , 2017, Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care, 2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.
- Guzys, D, Brown, R, Halcomb, E & Whitehead, D, 2017, An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care, 2nd edn, Cambridge University Press , Melbourne.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 2 hours (1 week) |
| Structured online learning 1 hour (8 weeks) |
| Tutorial 2 hours (9 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Online Activity | 20% |
| Presentation | 30% |
| Essay | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
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International
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