Advanced Psychological Practice 1 (PSYC90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 2
Principal Coordinator: A/Prof Brett Deacon
brett.deacon@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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The overall aim of this subject is to provide a forum for the exploration of advanced therapeutic approaches and complex clinical issues in order to prepare graduates for the transition to working as a professional psychologist.
A sense of professional identity and competence is fostered through the exploration of advanced treatment approaches and complex clinical practice issues. The subject is concerned with the examination of aspects of clinical psychology practice with an emphasis on students developing a critical approach to various clinical, professional practice and evaluation issues. Students will be given the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of advanced clinical practice issues, including psychotherapy process, treatment approaches for complex clinical presentations, risk assessment and primary prevention approaches. Students will gain critical understanding of public and private sector contexts for clinical practice, and related regulations, policies and procedures relating to service evaluation and quality assurance, supervision, practice management and professional development.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
Knowledge
- Compare and contrast the roles of clinical psychologists across a range of settings, including multi‐disciplinary teams and working with family systems by participation in class discussion of clinical scenarios that examine psychologists' roles;
- Develop treatment plans that are tailored to the service needs of a diverse range of client groups such as the LGBTIQA community, indigenous Australians and asylum seekers and refugees to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the issues involved in the provision of specialist mental health services;
- Critically analyse a range of advanced clinical skills, such as working with process issues in therapy, including handling therapeutic ruptures and boundary issues and apply these skills to small group‐based analysis of clinical cases that illustrate therapy dynamics.
Skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- Develop a growing sense of self as therapist and a commitment to lifelong professional development
Application of Knowledge and Skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Reflect on personal experience of supervision and understand AHPRA requirements for ongoing supervision and continuing professional development.
Generic skills
Analytic and synthesizing skills leading to improved information integration
Problem-solving skills
Last updated: 4 March 2025