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Child Psychopathology (PSYC90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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- Assessment
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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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
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in one of the following Psychology professional training progams, 527CL, 527CN, 080CL, 080CN or MC-PSYCHCS
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Assignment - a written case scenario will be provided mid semester and the student will be expected to provide a report of not more than 1000 words outlining the assessment process leading to a possible diagnosis/es, differential diagnoses and evidenced based treatment. 30%
Essay - an essay of not more than 2500 words on a given topic relevant to the lecture series will also be required. 70%
Mandatory attendance of at least 80% of the seminars and satisfactory class participation is also required.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Rowena Conroy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1.5 hours of lectures/seminars per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
No prescribed text.
Recommended texts and other resources
Mash, Edward J. & Barkly, Russell A. Child Psychopathology (2nd edition 2003); The Guildford Press: New York. A reading list will be provided.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022