Postgraduate - UnitCPS5003 - Psychoanalytic and developmental theories 2

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	School of Psychological Sciences
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Marita Lowry

Synopsis

This unit will consider the theories of Donald Winnicott and Melanie Klein and their relevance to understanding the psychological development of children and adolescents in terms of both healthy development and the development of psychopathology. The unit will also examine the relevance of these theories to working therapeutically with children and adolescents.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

display an understanding and knowledge of the theories of Donald Winnicott and Melanie Klein relevant to child development;
to demonstrate the relevance of these theories to the psychological development of children and adolescents in terms of both healthy development and the development of psychopathology;
to understand the historical context in which these theorists sit and their contribution to the field of understanding and working with children and adolescents;
demonstrate knowledge of the specific similarities and differences between these theorists and their theories; and
to examine these theoretical concepts by the use of case examples as illustrations.

Assessment

Written assignment (40%)
Journal 1 (20%)
Journal 2 (20%)
On-campus workshop / Alternative assessment (20%)

All assessments must be passed to pass the unit.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jennifer Re

Off-campus attendance requirements

Two day on-campus workshop.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Psychology

Prerequisites

CPS5001 (DCP0001).