Growth - What the Health?!
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss C. Doherty.
Have you ever wanted to learn more about the mental health of yourself and those around you? Then this is the course for you! In this course we will be learning about multiple aspects of mental health including stigma, mental illnesses, help/ support and creating a positive environment in school and the wider community. If you wish to make a difference in the world then come join me on this awesome adventure.
In this class you will be able to explain the ways stigma of mental health influences people’s behaviours, expand on three different mental illnesses and be able to explain the impacts mental health has on yourself and those around you. Throughout this course you will then conduct research on an area of mental health that interests you and take actions to improve the mental health of those around you.
Pathway Possibilities
Registered Nurse, Clinical Physiologist, Counsellor, Midwife, Minister of Religion, Psychologist, Community Development Worker, General Practitioner, Gynaecologist/Obstetrician, Psychiatrist, Primary School Teacher, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Social Worker, Case Manager,