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PSY1105 Psychological Skills B

Semester 2, 2023 Ipswich On-campus
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Psychology and Wellbeing
Grading basis : Graded
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Requisites

Pre-requisite: PSY1104

Overview

This is the second 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.

In PSY1105 students will continue their preparation in psychological research and professional skills. With respect to psychological research skills, the course applies the observational skills examined in Semester 1 to correlational research methods. As such, students will be required to conduct a survey, collect survey data, record results, and score and analyse obtained data. With respect to the professional skills component, the course will introduce students to foundation micro-counselling skills that are central to psychological practice. Students will also be introduced to coaching psychology skills to develop awareness of the technical skills required to stimulate individual change.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Understand and apply observational/correlational research methods.
  2. Apply relevant foundation micro-counselling skills in a manner sensitive to culture and diversity.
  3. Employ relevant coaching psychology skills to stimulate individual change.
  4. Critically reflect on their application of the counselling and coaching psychology skills.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. 1.1 Introduction to correlational research methods
1.2 Conducting survey research in psychology
1.3 Collecting and recording survey data suitable for a correlational study
1.4 Analysing and interpreting correlational survey data and creating APA Style Figures
34.00
2. Developing an awareness of and sensitivity to culture and diversity within psychological practice 16.00
3. Introduction to foundational counselling microskills 30.00
4. Introduction to coaching psychology skills to stimulate individual change 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

American Psychological Association 2020, Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edn, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Geldard, D., Geldard, K, and Yin Foo, R (2022), Basic personal counselling: A training manual for counsellors, (9th ed.), Cengage Learning Australia.
Open-Source Software for Windows and Mac Users – JASP - (Instructions on how to download the software will be provided on ¾«¶«´«Ã½appDesk).

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

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Practical Demonstration A1 of 2 No 4 1
Assignments Practical Demonstration A2 of 2 No 30 1
Assignments Practical Demonstration No 40 2,3
Assignments Written Reflection (personal/clinical) No 26 4
Date printed 9 February 2024