| Semester 2, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: PSY2104
Overview
This is the fourth course in the professional preparation program. Students will continue to develop capabilities in research and professional skills. Successful completion of this course will assist students in meeting the professional association's foundational and pre-professional graduate competencies.
This course further develops the research and critical thinking skills learned by students in other courses and also introduces students to the skills required to function effectively in mental health settings. With respect to the professional skills component, the course will introduce students to foundation intervention skills and models for therapeutic formulation and intervention. Students will be required to develop skills for thinking about issues that affect people, and to frame these within evidence-based approaches to psychological interventions. The Career Development Learning component engages students in a range of career development activities to prepare them for subsequent placements and/or employment.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- conduct an experiment they have designed;
- analyse the results of their experiment;
- write a results and discussion section of a journal article;
- formulate and apply therapeutic interventions for managing individual change, considering the appropriateness of such intervention models for use with Indigenous Australian clients;
- critically reflect on their skill application;
- construct tailored psychology-related job applications.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Research Skills 1.1 conduct an experiment they have designed 1.2 analyse the results of their experiment 1.3 produce a partial report summarising the research project |
40.00 |
| 2. |
Professional Skills 2.1 Case formulation in psychological practice 2.2 Introduction to therapeutic intervention models and skills 2.3 Therapy with Indigenous Australians 2.4 Becoming a reflective practitioner |
40.00 |
| 3. |
Career Development learning 3.1 Constructing tailored psychology-related job applications |
20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demonstration | No | 40 | 4,5 |
| Demonstration A1 of 2 | No | 5 | 1 |
| Demonstration A2 of 2 | No | 35 | 1,2,3 |
| Portfolio | No | 20 | 6 |