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PSY527 - Advanced Assessment and Therapies a

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Psychology

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 4 units in (PSY524, PSY525, PSY526, PSY810)

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This unit will provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to practice as a clinical psychologist. The advanced application of inclusive and culturally responsive assessment and treatment of psychological disorders will be explored across the lifespan. Working from a scientist-practitioner model, students will develop competencies related to the synthesis of behavioural, psychometric, and clinical interview data to inform case formulation, diagnosis and intervention.
Students will attend 6 day-long (6 hours) workshops during the semester.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge and skills in the use of assessment tools and processes related to a wide range of psychological disorders.
2.	Effectively communicate evidence-based synthesis of assessment data to information intervention strategies in both oral and written format.
3.	Competently apply reflective, inclusive and culturally sensitive techniques when conducting psychological assessments, producing treatment plans and conducting clinical interventions.
4.	Compare, contrast and differentiate complex clinical presentations.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Practical Assessment - skill demonstration and reflection (20 minutes + 1000 words)	40%	1 - Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge and skills in the use of assessment tools and processes related to a wide range of psychological disorders. 2 - Effectively communicate evidence-based synthesis of assessment data to information intervention strategies in both oral and written format. 4 - Compare, contrast and differentiate complex clinical presentations.
2.	Case study (1500 words)	30%	2 - Effectively communicate evidence-based synthesis of assessment data to information intervention strategies in both oral and written format. 3 - Competently apply reflective, inclusive and culturally sensitive techniques when conducting psychological assessments, producing treatment plans and conducting clinical interventions. 4 - Compare, contrast and differentiate complex clinical presentations.
3.	Presentation (20 minutes)	30%	1 - Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge and skills in the use of assessment tools and processes related to a wide range of psychological disorders. 2 - Effectively communicate evidence-based synthesis of assessment data to information intervention strategies in both oral and written format. 3 - Competently apply reflective, inclusive and culturally sensitive techniques when conducting psychological assessments, producing treatment plans and conducting clinical interventions. 4 - Compare, contrast and differentiate complex clinical presentations.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLR

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ITV: This unit will be delivered/part-delivered intensively in this teaching period rather than over the full semester.

OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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