phe5ahp hlth prom pall care
HEALTH PROMOTING PALLIATIVE CARE
PHE5AHP
2015
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 |
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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. |
Subject options
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Distance Education, 2015, Semester 1, Distance Education
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorColleen Nordstrom
Class requirements
WorkShop
Three 3.0 hours workshop per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Optional"
WorkShop
One 4.0 hours workshop per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Optional"
Directed Reading
One 3.0 hours directed reading per week and delivered via distance education.
"Flexible learning package equivalent to 3 hours of classroom contact per week. Students will have regular contact with the subject coordinator using telephone, email, or fax. In negotiation with the co-ordinator, optional group meetings consisting of three 3-hour and one 4-hour session may be held at the city campus during the semester."
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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one 1,500-word essay | 30 | |
one 3,000-word essay | 70 |