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Professional Psychology Skills 2 (PSYC90114)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
January
Overview
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This subject is integral to the newly proposed Master of Professional Psychology course because it provides content and skill-based learning that is required for the course to be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council, which in turn will contribute towards students being able to become registered practicing psychologists upon completion of the course. In this subject, students will receive training in conducting mental state examinations, risk assessment and intervention, principles of telehealth delivery and fundamentals of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The subject will include opportunities for students to practice newly acquired skills through role-plays and simulated client interactions.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand the aims and skills required to conduct a mental state examination;
- Become familiar with the strategies guiding risk assessment and intervention;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles underlying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Skills
On completion of this subject, students should demonstrate competency in:
- Conducting a mental state examination;
- Conducting a risk assessment;
Application of skills and knowledge
On completion of this subject, students should demonstrate competency in:
- Integrating patient history with mental state examination and information derived from multiple sources (e.g. informants and standardized assessment) to determine a diagnosis of mental disorder.
Generic skills
Students in this subject will be given appropriate opportunity and educational support to develop skills in:
- Analysis and construction of arguments
- Problem-identification and problem-solving in novel contexts
- Written communication in academic assignments and reports
- Workload planning and task management
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Oral presentation- demonstration of mental state examination
| Early in the teaching period | 15% |
Written report of mental state examination
| Early in the teaching period | 10% |
Oral presentation on conducting risk assessment
| Mid semester | 15% |
Written report of a) risk assessment and b) rationale for risk assessment referencing established literature
| Mid semester | 20% |
Written report demonstrating knowledge of ACT principles (via simulated patient)
| End of semester | 20% |
Written report demonstrating determination of psychological diagnosis.
| End of semester | 20% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- January
Principal coordinator Margaret Osborne Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 250 hours Teaching period 17 January 2022 to 22 March 2022 Last self-enrol date 31 January 2022 Census date 4 February 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 March 2022 Assessment period ends 31 March 2022 January contact information
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024