HEALTH PROMOTING PALLIATIVE CARE
PHE5AHP
2017
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 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.
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02. Describe and discuss the nature and purposes of holistic social practices in palliative care.
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03. Critically review the contribution of health promoting principles and practices to developing the social dimensions of palliative care.
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04. Describe how to apply health promoting palliative care ideas to end of life policy and practice.
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05. Critically reflect upon your own provision of end of life care.
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Online, 2017, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Colleen 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 online.
"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 | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 1,500-word essay | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| one 3,000-word essay | 70 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |