Service Navigation Theory (HLTH90010)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
Overview
| Availability | Term 1 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Service Navigation is a new paradigm influencing and changing the delivery of health and human services. Responding to the current trend toward client-directed care across various sectors this subject will introduce students to the field of service navigation including the context that gave rise to the field; the shift from the ‘passive recipient of care’ to the ‘engaged partner in care’; the application of the role in public and private settings; and, the practice fields in which service navigation is both established and emerging. It will provide students with a framework of the key principles and practice elements of service navigation including engagement and mobilisation of service systems, working with individuals and families across the life course, and costing, contracting and service agreements. This subject aims to strengthen their capacity to deliver high quality and effective services in existing service navigator roles and to provide a theoretical basis from which service navigation can be evaluated, expanded and developed.
Intended learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the development of service navigation and the implications of this for practice principles and frameworks in health and human services
- Develop an understanding of the service navigator role and how to: engage in ethical navigation practice; engage and mobilise service systems; and engage and build effective partnerships with service users and their families.
- Understand the fields of practice in which service navigation can be undertaken and the influence that these fields have on the delivery of service navigation.
- Critically evaluate the role of service navigation in health and human services, understanding both its strengths and limitations.
Generic skills
- High level written communication skills
- Advanced information and interpretation skills
- Advanced analytic, integration and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrate competence in critical and theoretical thinking through essay writing and online discussions.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Contribution to Online Discussions
| From Week 1 to Week 8 | 10% |
Case Studies
| From Week 4 to Week 6 | 30% |
Written Essay
| At the end of the assessment period | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Term 1 - Online
Coordinator Marie Connolly Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 4 hours per week, including online lectures, resources and interactions Estimated total time committment: 136 hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 29 January 2018 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 5 February 2018 to 1 April 2018 Last self-enrol date 30 January 2018 Census date 23 February 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 March 2018 Assessment period ends 8 April 2018 Term 1 contact information
Email: study-online@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022