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Drug Issues (POPH90171)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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Semester 2
Overview
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This subject enables students to build a framework for analysing and responding to the complex issues pertaining to young people and drug use. This involves the examination of prevalence rates and current trends in drug use among adolescents in the contemporary Australian context and an analysis of the dominant perspectives that influence policy makers, treatment providers, media outlets, families and young people themselves. Students will draw on a diversity of theoretical frameworks and current research to tease out the key determinants of adolescent drug use and develop the skills to define and identify hazardous or problematic drug use. Finally, students will explore a range of effective responses in the fields of prevention, health promotion and treatment that can be utilised to assist young people to avoid harm and initiate and maintain change (eg. harm minimisation, net harm analysis, stages of change and relapse prevention models and motivational interviewing).
Intended learning outcomes
This subject is designed to enable students to:
- identify and critically reflect on the factors which impact on or influence drug and alcohol use;
- articulate and critically examine their own understanding of their professional practice in working with young people with drug and/or alcohol issues;
- evaluate and apply different theoretical frameworks, research perspectives and professional practice strategies to inform decision making in working with young people with drug and alcohol issues;
- evaluate and apply different intervention approaches including health promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment regarded as effective in working with young people;
- analyse and apply harm minimisation frameworks.
Generic skills
This subject is designed to enable students to:
- identify and critically reflect on the factors which impact on or influence drug and alcohol use;
- articulate and critically examine their own understanding of their professional practice in working with young people with drug and/or alcohol issues;
- evaluate and apply different theoretical frameworks, research perspectives and professional practice strategies to inform decision making in working with young people with drug and alcohol issues;
- evaluate and apply different intervention approaches including health promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment regarded as effective in working with young people;
- analyse and apply harm minimisation frameworks.
On completion of this subject it is expected that students will be able to:
- work in a respectful way with young people that are using drugs and/or alcohol;
- locate, critically evaluate and use contemporary research literature and professional information to develop their own practice;
- communicate effectively with young people, families, agencies and other professionals across a range of contexts about drug and alcohol issues;
- apply a range of skills suitable for use by non-specialist drug workers to intervene with young people with problematic patterns of drug use.
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
Additional details
- 40% : Minor assignment (1,500 words max) - Due end of Week 7
- 60% : Major Assignment (Max: 2,500 words) - Due end of semester
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Bernadette Murphy Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Delivered Online Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Course Master of Adolescent Health and Welfare Course Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing - 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.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022