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Child Psychopathology (PSYC90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 2
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This subject is focused around disorders such as autism, anxiety and depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorders and learning/communication difficulties, intellectual disability, and eating disorders. Emphasis is on identifying such disorders, and understanding possible aetiologies and prognoses from a developmental framework. The complexity of working with a child in the context of the family is also addressed.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will acquire a basic understanding of clinical assessments of children and adolescents for various disorders of infancy, childhood and adolescence; and gain introductory knowledge of evidence based treatment for these disorders. Students will also be acquainted with appropriate use of diagnostic classification systems, such as DSM-IV, and their limitations in the diagnosis of childhood disorders will be addressed.
Generic skills
Written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
Analytical, information intergration and synthesizing skills
Thorough knowledge of typical child development will be presumed
Last updated: 3 November 2022