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EDF5721

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 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.

Monash University

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Education

Coordinator(s)

Dr John Roodenburg

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit is concerned with developing a sound evidence-based understanding of, and the skills required for working with, individuals and therapeutic groups across the lifespan on the identification, intervention and treatment of psychological problems and psychopathology incorporating an educational and developmental perspective. Ethical, legal issues and case management issues, e.g. keeping records, are considered. The unit develops participants' understanding and skills in clinical interventions in relation to a broad range of child, adolescent and adult problems and psychopathology.

Outcomes

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

  1. show development of their personal clinical skills and self-reflective capacities to an advanced level
  2. identify and develop evidence-based intervention and treatment programs for psychological problems and psychopathology across the lifespan, including reactive and behavioural difficulties, adjustment and relational difficulties, depression and anxiety, difficulties associated with various developmental stages including old age
  3. implement a range of evidence-based approaches with a particular emphasis on cognitive and behavioural principles
  4. show appropriate understanding of research methodologies for evaluating evidence-based practice
  5. have an understanding of associated legal/ethical issues
  6. demonstrate a knowledge of local human service systems relevant to the needs of the professional psychologist.

Assessment

Online quizzes (2500 words equivalent, 30%)
Psychology interview and self-reflection (2800 words equivalent, 35%)
Clinical skills demonstration and reflection (2800 words equivalent, 35%)
Students must achieve a pass in each of the assessment tasks in order to pass the unit.

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 3 contact hours per week

(b.) Additional requirements

  • independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr John Roodenburg

Prerequisites

Successful completion of EDF5720 and an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited four-year sequence in psychology