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Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (PSYC90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Dr Genevieve Rayner
Overview
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Coverage of the rapidly expanding field of neuropsychological rehabilitation is provided in this subject. The curriculum covers topics such as the nature of recovery following focal and diffuse brain injury from a neurological, cognitive and psychosocial viewpoint. Common disorders and their associated cognitive, emotional and social effects will be addressed, such as stroke and traumatic brain injury. Approaches to the assessment and management of cognitive and behavioural disorders will be surveyed, with an emphasis on designing and implementing cognitive and behavioural interventions. During the year students may be required to make observations of a patient's recovery, practice how to design and implement an intervention, or provide psychoeducation and feedback to patients and families, as they explore the various roles of clinical neuropsychologists in rehabilitation settings.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will gain an appreciation of the complex issues surrounding the interactions between clinicians, individuals with brain damage, and their families within the rehabilitation setting, promoting an understanding of potential for recovery and meaningful activity in disabled individuals. Students will also develop an evidence-based approach towards existing and newly proposed therapeutic interventions for the remediation of neuropsychological impairment.
Generic skills
Attention to clinical detail, through careful observation of patients and their patterns of recovery
Time management and planning, through organising and integrating the multiple demands of the subject
Analytic and synthetic thinking, through analysis and integration of multiple sources of information
Written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, through extensive reading, report writing, role play, verbal presentation of information, and face-to-face interactions.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PSYC90003 | Research Proposal | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
PSYC90006 | Basic Interventions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
PSYC90007 | Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
PSYC90029 | Graduate Research Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
PSYC90030 | Principles of Psychological Assessment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
PSYC90031 | Adult Psychopathology | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
PSYC90032 | Adult Neuropsychological Disorders | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PSYC90082 | Clinical Skills in Neuropsychology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
PSYC90083 | Cognitive Neuroscience and Disorders | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
PSYC90084 | Neuroanatomy for Neuropsychologists | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of APAC approved 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
A mid semester written report of 3000 words (60%)
An end-of-semester 20 minute oral presentation on a neuropsychological case (40%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Genevieve Rayner 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 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Genevieve Rayner
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)/Doctor of Philosophy Course Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)
Last updated: 3 November 2022