Master of Adolescent Health and Wellbeing (MC-ADOLHW) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, students should be able to:

• further develop and apply critically reflective, evidence-informed approaches to adolescent health and wellbeing practice, program leadership, program development and policy analysis;
• analyse and critically evaluate contemporary theories of adolescence and adolescent development (including historical and cultural contexts), to enhance their own practice in working with young people, families, communities and organisations;
• identify national and international adolescent health issues and trends and relate these to the broader socio-environmental contexts impacting on the health and wellbeing of young people;
• identify the principles associated with different levels of influence within an ecological model that need to be considered in relation to enhancing policy, programs and practice with young people, families, communities and settings;
• analyse, evaluate and apply ecological models of resiliency, risk and protection in adolescent health;
• engage and lead young people, families and other professionals in the development, co-design and implementation of strategies to promote adolescent health and wellbeing;
• demonstrate a commitment to critical enquiry and evidence-based practice so as to maintain currency with contemporary debates and continuously inform practice;
• analyse and reflect on national and international adolescent health issues and trends as they relate to particular communities and professional practice settings;
• further develop and apply principles associated with ecological approaches to practice in adolescent health and wellbeing;
• plan, implement and evaluate effective prevention, early intervention and intervention strategies relevant to work with young people.

Generic skills

• Capacity to translate knowledge into practice
• Critical and analytical thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Capacity for logical and independent thought
• Information management skills
• Time management skills
• Ability to find, evaluate and use relevant information
• Skills in information technology
• Ethical awareness and practice

Graduate attributes