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PSY529 - Advanced Assessment and Therapies B

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Psychology

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(PSY504)

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (PSY527)

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This unit will provide students with the advanced knowledge, skills and abilities needed to practice as a clinical psychologist working with complex presentations.

Students will attend 6 day-long workshops during the semester.

The application of inclusive and culturally responsive assessment of complex psychological disorders and comorbid presentations is explored across the lifespan. Working from a scientist-practitioner model, students will develop advanced competencies related to synthesise behavioural, psychometric, and clinical interview data to inform case formulation, diagnosis and intervention of complex presentations.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge and skills required for the assessment, treatment planning and clinical intervention of complex psychological presentations.
2.	Effectively communicate evidence-based synthesis of assessment data to information intervention strategies in both oral and written format.
3.	Demonstrate competency for critically reflective inclusive, and culturally sensitive practices within the process of psychological assessment, treatment planning and clinical intervention.
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 required for the assessment, treatment planning and clinical intervention of complex psychological presentations. 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.	Written Assessment - 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 - Demonstrate competency for critically reflective inclusive, and culturally sensitive practices within the process of psychological assessment, treatment planning and clinical intervention. 4 - Compare, contrast and differentiate complex clinical presentations.
3.	Presentation (20 minutes) - Part A (Formative Reflection 250 words = 5%) + Part B (Presentation 20 minutes = 25%)	30%	1 - Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge and skills required for the assessment, treatment planning and clinical intervention of complex psychological presentations. 2 - Effectively communicate evidence-based synthesis of assessment data to information intervention strategies in both oral and written format. 3 - Demonstrate competency for critically reflective inclusive, and culturally sensitive practices within the process of psychological assessment, treatment planning and clinical intervention.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLR	View

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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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