Unit Outline

This unit provides you with an understanding of the contextual factors impacting the health of children and their families, and service delivery. You will be encouraged to critically reflect on child and family health practice in relation to observations of how legislative, economic and psychosocial factors influence the health of children and families.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Critically analyse some of the contextual factors impacting the health of children and their families.
2.	Explore how these contextual factors, including legislative, economic and psychosocial factors, impact child and family health practice.
3.	Apply the concepts of early brain development, attachment theory, resilience and infant mental health, and how this impacts children’s life outcomes.
4.	Explore the role of Child and Family Health clinicians in supporting positive outcomes while working with families.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CNA758

Alterations as a result of student feedback

A review has been undertaken as part of regular monitoring and quality improvement practice. Unit description and learning outcomes were revised. Assessment Task 2 was replaced with a more interactive design. Assessment Tasks 1 & 3 criteria were changed for clarity.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Essay	Week 5	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Interactive Oral Assessment	Week 8	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Case Study	Week 12	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Essay

Task Description:

Essay topics will align to content around:
• Infant mental health
• Attachment relationships
• Bioecological approach to health.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Examines issues and synthesises information to present an informed opinion on infant mental health and attachment relationships.	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Demonstrates evidence of critical thinking and problem solving in the exploration of a bioecological approach to health.	LO1, LO2, LO4
3	Engages with the literature to inform and support concepts related to the role of child and family health clinicians.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
4	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Interactive Oral Assessment

Task Description:

This interactive oral assessment item will examine your understanding of the materials presented in the content Modules of this unit.

Task Length:

10 minutes

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply understanding of contextual factors for health to support improved outcomes for children’s growth and development.	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Analyse the case studies provided using critical thinking and problem-solving skills.	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Explore the role of child and family health clinicians in working with a variety of family backgrounds.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Case Study

Task Description:

Case study focused on one of the following topics:
• Child Safety
• Family violence
• Legal aspects of Child and Family Health practice
• Social impacts on health

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Examines issues and synthesises information to present an informed opinion on child safety issues.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Explore relevant health and social issues that may impact infant development and family functioning using critical thinking and problem solving skills.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Engage with the literature to inform and support concepts related to the role of child and family health clinicians.	LO1, LO2, LO4
4	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes and achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.