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HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE
GER4HWB
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The subject examines how aspects of health in later life can be improved at an individual, program and societal level, and adopts a life span and bio-psycho-social approach to underpin student learning. Students examine various domains that influence the wellbeing and quality of life of older persons. Topics include health promotion; material and socioeconomic contexts of ageing; social and activity engagement and their relevance to a sense of self; isolation, mobility, transport and the environment; and concepts of happiness, intimacy and sexuality, faith and spirituality, loss and change, grief and grieving and the quality of dying.
SchoolSchool of Nursing & Midwifery
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorAngela Herd
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites GER4FSG
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects OCT4HWB
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Subject offered contingent upon sufficient enrolments.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | OCT4HWB distance education package | Prescribed | School of Occupational Therapy 2010 | SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Use evidence and and critical reflection from own practice areas to explore current issues in health and well-being of older people.
- Activities:
- Via participation in on line learning activities and discussion
02. Critique theoretical and conceptual frameworks that underpin various aspects of health and well-being of older people.
- Activities:
- Via participation in on line learning activities and discussion
03. Critically reflect and discuss potential improvements to health and well being with considerations of the relative influences of society, health programs and individual action.
- Activities:
- Via participation in on line learning activities and discussion
04. Critically reflect and discuss the various domains that influence the well-being and quality of life of older persons including the policy framework in which it is situated.
- Activities:
- Via participation in on line learning activities and discussion
05. Articulate in depth one topic area in relation to health and well-being of older people including a critique current research and literature.
- Activities:
- Via participation in on line learning activities and discussion and related assessment activities
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