Unit Outline

This unit enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills required for child and family health practice. You will be exposed to new concepts and information that will enable you to manage more complex situations as you move towards independent practice. Learning in this unit will focus upon counselling, the management of perinatal depression, and complex feeding issues.

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	Describe the assessment and management of complex lactation issues and nutrition-related issues of infants and children.
2	Analyse and explore child and family health clinical issues such as the identification, assessment and management of perinatal depression.
3	Discuss advanced communication skills including the concept of working in partnership with individuals and families.
4	Comply with the Standards of Practice specified by the National Standards of Practice for Maternal, Child and Family Health Nursing Practice.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CNA752 AND CNA758

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Unit content, assessments and assessment resources were reviewed and updated for semester 2 delivery in response to student feedback.

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:	Reflective Practice Discussion	Week 8	30 %	LO1, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Simulation and Reflective Summary Paper	Week 11	40 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Professional Portfolio	Week 13	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Reflective Practice Discussion

Task Description:

You are required to reflect on aspects of clinical practice through discussion posts and engage with your online colleagues in the discussion forum.
Views and positions taken in these discussions will be supported with quality evidence informed resources.

Week 2: Online discussion forum opens
Week 8: Online discussion closes and summary due

Task Length:

1200 words

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Contribute with regular and meaningful discussion posts.	LO3
2	Apply critical thinking and problem solving in relation to the nutrition of infants and children and the promotion of healthy growth.	LO1
3	The discussion reflects on your engagement with the literature to inform and support concepts related to child and family health practice.	LO1, LO3
4	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO3

Assessment Task 2: Simulation and Reflective Summary Paper

Task Description:

Participate in a simulation, and write a paper in which you discuss both your experience, thoughts and response(s) to the issues presented.

Task Length:

1600 words

Due Date:

Week 11

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Examines issues in case scenario and synthesises information to arrive at an informed and justified opinion in relation to identifying issues of perinatal mental health.	LO2, LO3
2	Responses demonstrate evidence of critical thinking and problem solving in relation to responding to issues of Perinatal mental health.	LO2
3	Engages with literature to inform and support concepts related to effective use of advanced interpersonal/communication skills.	LO2, LO3
4	Communicate clearly and succinctly using the current APA Style.	LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Professional Portfolio

Task Description:

You must submit completed documentation related to your Professional Experience Placement (PEP).
This includes:
• Submission of a completed Student Placement Record.
• A total of 120 hours in practice must be documented.
• Submission of completed in-practice assessments.
• Reflective episodes of practice.
• Final summary of reflection on learning.

Weighting of in-practice assessments 0% Pass/Fail

Weighting of reflective episodes of practice and final summary of reflection on learning 30%
Task Length: 1200 word count.

Task Length:

120 hours in practice and 1200 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Comply with the National Standards of Practice for Maternal, Child and Family Health Nursing Practice in Australia.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Examine issues and synthesise information around perinatal mental health screening and promotion of parent wellbeing in practice to present an informed opinion.	LO2
3	Apply critical thinking and problem solving in infant feeding and breastfeeding assessment.	LO1
4	Discuss application of therapeutic communication and the role of child and family health practitioner in supporting families.	LO3
5	Reflect on your learning from PEP and how you will use this learning to guide your clinical practice for enhancing family outcomes.	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, pass the In-practice assessments and receive a final unit grade of 50% or greater.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

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.