Family in Psychiatry: Theory & Practice (PSYT90009)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
May
Overview
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Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in family based approaches in mental health management and treatment. There will be opportunities for understanding theory, developing some practice skills and exploring practical applications of systems and narrative based work with families.
Intended learning outcomes
- Recognise the complex role that the family and other carers play in the life of individuals with a mental illness develop and apply family sensitive practice principles in the context of mental health services and management
- Describe the history of ‘family-based’ approaches in psychiatric management and psychotherapy, the principles of general systems theory, the major structural practice models and theories in family therapy, ‘post structural’ theory and the derivation of narrative and solution focus practice models in family therapy, the legislation concerning confidentiality and its impact on family and carer involvement and outcome research regarding family involvement in mental health treatment approaches and family therapy
- Recognise the influence of therapist’s personal, ethnic, gender, professional and work contexts in the shaping of any therapeutic encounter with individuals and families including their own personal values and belief systems as they arose from their own families of origin
- Describe and apply the principles of conducting conjoint family sessions in regard to joining engagement, assessment, interventions and recognise the factors which affect engagement and treatment outcome
- Demonstrate the ability to work to assimilate and integrate the various modalities of family based work covered in this series with the rest of their psychiatric training and knowledge and be able to use the skills necessary using approaches based on systemic and post structural principals in family therapy to implement family based interventions as a part of total patient management and treatment
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
- Written assignment of 1500 words, due within 3 weeks of teaching period end date (50%)
- 10 minute oral presentation on an agreed topic, during term (40%)
- Participation in class discussion and activities, throughout term (10%)
- 75% attendance of sessions (for face to face students) OR 75% completion of online modules (for online students) (Hurdle requirement)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- May
Principal coordinator Colin Riess Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 6 weeks x 3.5-hour seminars Teaching period 8 May 2017 to 19 June 2017 Last self-enrol date 16 May 2017 Census date 26 May 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 June 2017 Assessment period ends 10 July 2017 May contact information
Time commitment details
85
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Horne AM, Family Counselling and Therapy, 3rd edition, E Peacock Publications. Itasca Illinois, 2000
Carr A, Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Europe, 2000
Bloch S, Hafner H, Harari E, Smukler G (eds) The Family in Clinical Psychiatry, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1994
- Subject notes
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (CAP), subject to applicants meeting the entry requirements for the course.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Psychiatry Course Master of Psychiatry - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022