PHE5AHP
HEALTH PROMOTING PALLIATIVE CARE
PHE5AHP
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students are introduced to a fresh approach to palliative care, drawing upon the insights of health promotion as represented in the Ottawa Charter and applying them to the core concerns of palliative care. The essential elements of health promoting palliative care - health education, death education, social support, interpersonal reorientation and policy development - will be presented, and through the seminars participants will be encouraged to explore applications to their personal and professional formation and practice.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorColleen Nordstrom
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Health promoting palliative care. | Prescribed | Kellehear, A. | MELBOURNE: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1999. |
| Readings | Compassionate cities: public health approaches to end of life care. | Recommended | Kellehear, A. | LONDON ROUTLEDGE, 2005. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Critically assess values, beliefs and ideas that inform current thinking about preferred directions for palliative care practice.
- Activities:
- Online activities and essays
02. Describe and discuss the nature and purposes of holistic social practices in palliative care.
- Activities:
- Online activities and essays
03. Critically review the contribution of health promoting principles and practices to developing the social dimensions of palliative care.
- Activities:
- Online activities and essays
04. Describe how to apply health promoting palliative care ideas to end of life policy and practice.
- Activities:
- Online activities and essays
05. Critically reflect upon your own provision of end of life care.
- Activities:
- Online activities and essays
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