Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2L2W

Incompatible

HSER7046

Restricted

Restricted to students enrolled in Master of Nursing Studies, Master of Social Work and Master of Counselling programs.

Assessment methods

Poster, essay.

Course enquiries

Ms Kate Thompson (kate.thompson1@uq.edu.au)

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

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Course description

Gain knowledge of the contemporary, historical, social, political, and environmental contexts relevant to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families, and communities to inform your practice as an emerging nurse, midwife, or social work practitioner. Through participation in the course, students will begin to develop an insight into their own culture, values, and beliefs both personally and professionally and how their culture, values, and beliefs impact their practice as a nurse, midwife, or social worker. The purpose of this course is to develop students' knowledge and skills for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families, and communities in a culturally safe and responsive way. This is a core course in the MSocWkSt and the MSW(Q). These program are accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The AASW Accreditation Standards (2020) stipulate that accredited social work programs are required to include content that addresses the five core curriculum areas listed below. INDH7107 contains content in all five curriculum areas. 1. Constructions of social work purpose, place, and practice 2. Power, oppression, and exploitation 3. The history and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 4. Culture, identity, and discrimination 5. Psychosocial health and wellbeing across the lifecycle This course reflects the NMBA Code of conduct for nurses & the Code of conduct for midwives that require that nurses & midwives must provide care that is holistic, free of bias and racism, challenges belief based upon assumption and is culturally safe and respectful for Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. The codes advocate for culturally safe and respectful practice and require nurses and midwives to have knowledge of how their own culture, values, attitudes, assumptions and beliefs influence their interactions with people and families, the community and colleagues.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile