Subjects overview
This program can be completed in 8 months (2 semesters)
Required Subjects
Students must complete the following eighty credit points (80CP) of subjects.
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PSYC71-415: Evidence Based Counselling and Therapy Practices Across the Lifespan (10CP)
This subject recognises that the effectiveness of therapy interventions is indicated by the number and quality of studies that have been conducted into each intervention. Evidence-based research is expected to continue to inform therapeutic interventions over time. With the future of evidence based practice so assured, this subject prepares students into the theory and practice of evidence-based counselling and therapy across the lifespan and uses specific examples from autism research and therapy to demonstrate the application of the theory to practice.
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PSYC71-503: Counselling Psychotherapies and Clinical Skills (10CP)
This subject provides formal academic training in foundation counselling skills and selected evidence-based psychotherapies and interventions. The psychotherapies covered include Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Group Therapy Processes. Students undertake skills training in interviewing and counselling, developing the therapeutic alliance and therapeutic techniques across the lifespan. Non-specific factors and their influence on psychological interventions are covered. A critical thinking approach to the research underpinning and evaluation of empirically validated treatments is emphasised.
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PSYC71-504: Advanced Psychological Assessment (10CP)
This subject provides 48 hours of formal academic training in the principles, methods, procedures and critical evaluation of clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessments. The subject covers administration, interpretation, and report writing for tests of intelligence, memory, personality, achievement, learning disabilities, and forensic assessments. In each domain, the history and development of various tests are taught and students will learn the limitations of testing with particular reference to reliability, validity, and cultural issues. At the end of this subject, students will understand the principles and methods underpinning behavioural, psychometric, and clinical assessment, and select, administer and interpret various psychological tests for a range of problems as they apply to adults and children.
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PSYC71-505: Research Methods, Professional Practice and Ethics (10CP)
This subject provides training in ethics, legal frameworks, and research methods as relevant to the professional practice of psychology. Students will learn two sections in this subject. In section 1, students receive formal academic training in the philosophical foundations of ethics, the legal frameworks and professional codes relevant to psychological practice. In addition, students will learn to apply the APS Code, APS Guidelines and ethical decision making models to analyse and manage ethical dilemmas that can arise in psychological practice. Students will also learn how to build capability around inclusion and cultural diversity, to develop self-reflective and culturally, responsive professional practice. To develop procedural skills in regards to risk management and ethical conduct, students will learn current first-hand accounts of psychological practice. In section 2, students receive advanced training in research ethics and research methods with a focus on applied research settings. This will include learning activities on developing an understanding of the unique ethical issues that arise when conducting research in professional psychological contexts. Furthermore, students learn to apply and critically appraise evidence-based scientific methods in contexts ranging for single case studies, to clinical trials, and the evaluation of public mental health programs. This section includes an emphasis on developing capabilities to critically appraise the strengths and limitations of the various qualitative and quantitative research methods that are employed by psychologists. Finally, students will learn to individually investigate a psychological research question in the form of a systematic literature review.
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PSYC71-506: Psychopathology and Therapy: Adults 1 (10CP)
This subject provides advanced training in the assessment, diagnosis, classification and treatment of common mental disorders and basic psychopathology in adults. The disorders covered include anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, sexual disorders, and personality disorders. In this subject, students achieve formal academic training in the mechanisms and aetiology of these disorders. This includes a critical examination of the major diagnostic systems and diagnostic criteria, formal academic training in the clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessment of these problems, formal academic training in empirically validated psychological interventions (including rehabilitation and primary prevention strategies), and formal academic training in psychopharmacology. At the end of this subject, students will have learnt the competence to reliably diagnose the disorders covered, and to plan and evaluate appropriate treatments.
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PSYC71-607: Psychopathology and Therapy: Adults 2 (10CP)
This subject provides advanced training in the assessment, diagnosis, classification and treatment of common and severe mental disorders and psychopathology in adults. The disorders covered include delirium, dementia and amnesic disorders, somatoform, psychotic, dissociative, and adjustment disorders. In this subject, students receive formal academic training in the mechanisms and aetiology of these disorders, including a critical examination of the major diagnostic systems and diagnostic criteria. They receive formal academic training in the clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessment of these problems, formal academic training in empirically validated psychological interventions, and formal academic training in psychopharmacology. Students learn to reliably diagnose psychological disorders and to plan and evaluate appropriate treatments.
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PSYC72-422: Professional Experience and Practice in Psychology (20CP)
In this subject, students will work in a clinic placement under the supervision of a registered psychologist. Students are required to complete at least 300 hours of professional experience. This supervised professional experience may occur partly through clinic activities in the on-campus psychology clinic. Some off-campus clinical placement/context of your learning each semester may also be required.
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