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Mental Health Issues Across the Lifespan (PSYC90010)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Dr Rowena Conroy
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Overview
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This subject focuses on the interplay between developmental factors and psychological functioning across the lifespan. Key developmental tasks and transitions at each developmental stage, spanning from the perinatal period through to the end-of-life period, will be reviewed. Students will practice applying this knowledge to clinical case formulation. Approaches to engagement, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention at each developmental stage will be reviewed, and ways in which interventions need to be tailored in light of maturational and contextual variables will be discussed. Topics covered will include mental health in the perinatal period; attachment its implications for later psychological functioning; social, emotional and behavioural problems of early and middle childhood; engaging adolescents; developmental tasks and transitions in early adulthood, mid-life and old age; and psychological intervention in the context of dementia.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the major developmental tasks of each stage across the lifespan.
Skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- Demonstrate enhanced skills in engagement, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention at each developmental stage;
- Understand ways in which interventions need to be tailored in light of maturational and contextual variables.
Application of Knowledge and Skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding about bidirectional relationships between these developmental tasks and psychological difficulties that commonly present at each developmental stage;
- Develop clinical case formulations for clients that take into account developmental and associated contextual/systemic factors;
- Develop intervention plans that are tailored to the developmental stage of the client.
Generic skills
- Advanced information interpretations skills
- Advanced analytic, integration and problem solving skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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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 |
PSYC90031 | Adult Psychopathology | Summer Term (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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A written assignment based on case material provided in class and related to work with infants, children, and/or adolescents
| Mid semester | 50% |
A written assignment based on case material provided in class and related to work with adults
| End of semester | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Attendance at class is compulsory and an attendance rate of 80% or above is required for satisfactory completion of the subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
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 54 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Dr Rowena Conroy
Time commitment details
54 Hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings made availble through the LMS
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Last updated: 3 November 2022