HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE
GER4HWB
2015
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.
School: School of Nursing & Midwifery
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Robin Lovell
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: GER4FSG
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: OCT4HWB
Equivalent subjects: N/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
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Distance Education
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Robin Lovell
Class requirements
Problem Based Learning
One 3.0 hours problem based learning per week and delivered via distance education.
"Distance education learning package equivalent to 39 hours of classroom teaching."
Seminar
Two 2.0 hours seminar per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"These on-campus seminars are optional."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2,000-word reflective journal | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| one 3,000-word assignment | 60 | 05 |