Students > Your course > Subject search > Past Year Subject Details

FAMILY VIOLENCE BEST PRACTICE RESPONSE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

NSG2FVP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject will introduce you to the societal, professional and health issues associated with the different forms of family violence. In this subject you will explore the policy and programmatic context surrounding this problem, the current government's MARAM (Multi Agency Risk Assessment and Management) approach, you will be supported to identify and develop skills in best practice responses, and strategies for care of self and colleagues. The subject will identify the roles and responsibilities of the systems that assist health care providers in the diverse context of Australian society.

School: Nursing and Midwifery (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Leesa Hooker

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: Enrolment accepted until quota reached

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Psychosocial Resilience and Risk in the Perinatal Period. Chapter: Domestic and Family Violence.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Thomson G and Schmied V. (editors). Chapter authors: Taft A and Hooker L

Year: 2017

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Taylor and Francis.

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify definitions, prevalence, drivers, myths and misconceptions and the health effects of family violence
02. Explain how the health care system fits in the broader context of family violence responses including legal system, justice system, police and other services
03. Identify the principles and skills required for best practice in family violence responses for the varied roles and responsibilities of health care professionals
04. Identify resources available to support the physical and emotional health and safety of self and colleagues

On-Line, 2020, Week 26-30, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 60

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Leesa Hooker

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 26 - 30
Four 1.00 hour scheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 26 to week 30 and delivered via online.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 26 - 30
Twelve 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 26 to week 30 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Four 30 minute scenario-based quizzes (2000 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Critique of best practice responses (1000 word equivalent)Video vignettes and role play activities will be used for students to observe and critique best practice responses to family violence scenarios.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO3

Reflection on support, self-care and peer review (750 word equivalent)Students will prepare reflection about care of self and colleagues, (500 word equivalent), and will provide peer review of a colleagues submission (250 word equivalent).

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO4