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.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Colleen Nordstrom

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: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsHealth promoting palliative care.PrescribedKellehear, A.MELBOURNE: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1999.
ReadingsCompassionate cities: public health approaches to end of life care.RecommendedKellehear, A.LONDON ROUTLEDGE, 2005.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. ILO tba

Activities:
ILO tba
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.