CMH2006

Advanced psychological interventions

To be offered in 1999

6 credit points · 2 contact hours and 10 hours of study time per week · Taught through the Parkville (Royal Park) campus and by distance education · Second semester

Objectives The objectives are that students should gain an understanding of modern theories of the mind in normal and abnormal states. They will become aware of the range of psychological interventions available in the management of mental disorder and of the nature of the evidence which underpins the efficacy of these interventions. Students should develop a familiarity with the practice of modern psychological interventions useful in both inpatient and community settings, particularly as applied to the areas of depression, maximisation of compliance with therapeutic regimes, management of aggression, management of positive and negative symptoms in psychotic disorders and the management of personality disorder.
Synopsis This subject deals with the history of the development of concepts of the mind, the nature of evidence for the efficacy or otherwise of various forms of psychological interventions, assessment in cognitive behavioural psychotherapy and the use of cognitive behavioural methods in depression, anxiety and psychosis. The subject also includes psychological approaches to understanding and managing aggression, and in encouraging compliance and prevention of relapse in psychosis, as well as dynamic and learning theory based understanding and therapy of personality disorders. This subject will be taught using computer-mediated communication, video and audio tapes, video conferencing, residential schools and mailed out text-based materials, as well as on-campus seminars and tutorials.

Assessment Study journal: 30% · Written assessment of 4000 words: 70%

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