Adolescent Health Project (POPH90170)

Intended learning outcomes

This subject is designed to enable students to:

• develop and review a critical inquiry initiative relevant to their professional practice setting that influences outcomes for young people;
• adopt a critical perspective when considering how different kinds of evidence can be used to inform own practice in working with young people and other practitioners;
• apply ethical approaches to practice decision-making in working with young people;
• take responsibility for evaluating own professional learning and for identifying areas for further exploration and development.

Generic skills

This subject is designed to enable students to:

• develop and review a critical inquiry initiative relevant to their professional practice setting that influences outcomes for young people;
• adopt a critical perspective when considering how different kinds of evidence can be used to inform own practice in working with young people and other practitioners;
• apply ethical approaches to practice decision-making in working with young people;
• take responsibility for evaluating own professional learning and for identifying areas for further exploration and development.

On completion of this subject it is expected that students will be able to:

• operate more reflectively when making choices about ways of working and interacting with young prople, their families and other practitioners;
• demonstrate a commitment to evidence-based practice so as to maintain currency with contemporary issues / trends in adolescent health and continuously inform practice;
• use a range of information technologies to effectively locate, select, and manage information;
• present findings, perspectives and reflections to different audiences using appropriate media.