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Reflective Youth Mental Health Practice (PSYT90071)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Year Long
Overview
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Students spend a period of two semesters improving their practice in youth mental health.
Students reflect upon and study the following in an online community of practitioners:
• Counselling skills to engage and develop rapport with young people and their families.
• The process of therapeutic counselling and the role of micro-skills such as attending, observing, listening and responding.
• Integration of counselling theory and knowledge of developmental psychopathology in work with young people and their families.
• Advanced skills and knowledge in the provision of psychoeducation to young people and their families.
• The collaborative development and review of operationalised treatment goals.
• The problem-solving model.
• Reflective and ethical practice.
Intended learning outcomes
Students spend a period of two semesters improving their practice in youth mental health. Students reflect upon and study the following in an online community of practitioners:
- Counselling skills to engage and develop rapport with young people and their families
- The process of therapeutic counselling and the role of micro-skills such as attending, observing, listening and responding.
- Integration of counselling theory and knowledge of developmental psychopathology in work with young people and their families
- The collaborative development and review of operationalised treatment goals.
- Advanced skills and knowledge in the provision of psychoeducation to young people and their families
- Different therapeutic approaches/orientations
- Reflective and ethical practice.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Undergraduate degree in a health-related discipline or 100cp of Master of Youth Mental Health subjects.
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
- 25% Written analysis of mock clinical interview/counselling session, 1,500 words (due Week 12 of first semester)
- 25% graded reflective journal, weekly entries of at least 300 words each for at least 10 weeks (to be submitted at the end first semester, entries to be completed on a weekly basis)
- 25% written self-analysis of clinical interview or counselling session conducted by the student, 1,500 words (due Week 12 second semester)
- 25% graded reflective journal, weekly entries of at least 300 words each for at least 10 weeks (to be submitted at the end second semester, entries to be completed on a weekly basis)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Year Long - Online
Principal coordinator Sarah Hetrick Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Nil (online only) Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 May 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Year Long contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Geldard, K., & Geldard, D. (2009). Counselling adolescents: The proactive approach for young people. London: Sage.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Youth Mental Health
Last updated: 3 November 2022