APG5076 · Health and family violence

Overview

In this unit, you will examine key aspects of health systems and their responses to gendered family violence, with attention to relevant knowledge about the consequent health impacts. Focusing on this issue, you will engage with new knowledge about the long-term effects of violence within families. You will develop a policy brief about a health issue with the support of the Unit Coordinator, and with input from other staff as appropriate.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment:100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Describe with clarity the health impacts of family violence on those affected;
2. Recognise and interpret patterns of family violence from the perspective of practitioners within a health setting;
3. Identify available referral pathways and responses to family violence in health systems;
4. Assess the role of health systems in the long-term prevention of family violence;
5. Critically analyse the benefits and drawbacks of health system responses to family violence and consider pathways for improvement.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.