Program Overview

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MHP301 Research in Mental Health

MHP301 Research in Mental Health is a subject that develops students' capacity to appreciate the importance of Indigenous research to their practice of mental health. The subject content focuses on engaging students with research, providing opportunities to explore the potential benefits of Indigenous people knowing about and utilizing research.

Subject Outlines

The subject outlines are available for current students to view. Please note that subject outlines and assessment tasks are updated each session.

Availability

The subject is available in two sessions:

• Session 1 (30): Online and Wagga Wagga Campus
• Session 2 (60): Online and Wagga Wagga Campus

Subject Information

Grading System

The grading system for this subject is HD/FL.

Duration

The duration of this subject is two sessions.

School

The school offering this subject is the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health.

Enrolment Restrictions

Enrolment in this subject is restricted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Identify with formal and informal research as it relates to practices in mental health
• Access and analyse publications that provide evidence for mental health practice
• Identify ethical and cultural considerations relevant to research activities in the primary, secondary, and tertiary health care contexts
• Analyse and discuss different approaches and designs as well as their suitability for application to mental health research
• Describe the various components of a research project
• Discuss how research can be applied in mental health practice to improve patient/client care
• Evaluate evidence in mental health practice for best practice and then apply the findings for best practice

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Module 1: Critical thinking and writing skills for academic study
• Module 2: Introduction to research
• Module 3: The research process
• Module 4: Ethical and cultural considerations in research
• Module 5: The basic research process
• Module 6: Methods of data collection
• Module 7: Introduction to statistical methodology as applicable to the presentation of data
• Module 8: Introduction to qualitative data and analysis
• Module 9: Appraising guidelines for quantitative and qualitative research studies
• Module 10: Development of a research proposal

Residential School

This subject contains a 2.66-day compulsory residential school. Students undertaking subjects within the Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) Djirruwang Program are supported in their study endeavours through DEEWR funding under Away from Base to attend the compulsory residential schools.

Residential School Funding

The funding is set at 20 days across two academic sessions (30 and 60). The breakdown covers the number of days per subject per session/year to ensure that students are able to continue to be supported in their academic pursuits under the current funding agreement with the Indigenous Student Services (Ngungilanna).

• Third Year:
  • Session One:
    • MHP311: 2 days
    • MHP301: 2.66 days
    • MHP302: 2.66 days
    • MHP312: 2.66 days
    • Total: 10 days
  • Session Two:
    • MHP311: 2 days
    • MHP301: 2.66 days
    • MHP302: 2.66 days
    • MHP313: 2.66 days
    • Total: 10 days Across sessions 30 and 60, a total of 20 days, this meets the requirements for student support to attend residential schools from ISS.