HPS915 - Psychological Intervention 3

Unit details

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2022 unit information

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Glenn Melvin
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

HPS711

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 3 hour weekly class and
1 x 1 hour weekly seminar

Content

This unit is designed to provide students with both the theoretical and practical framework for advanced clinical practice relevant to the treatment of complex conditions and clients. It focuses on skill acquisition in schema therapy relevant to this broad area, building upon and extending the knowledge and skills developed in Psychological Interventions 1 and 2. The course will focus on understanding and responding to issues with engagement and resistance in therapy as well as understanding how therapy finishes from a client and clinician perspectives As well as providing new therapeutic techniques the course will also consider the media through which psychological interventions may be delivered, specifically teleweb services. Opportunities to develop clinical competency in these areas will occur through case analysis, simulation, practical rehearsal (role-play) and individualised feedback.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Apply Schema therapy to complex clients and conditions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Critically evaluate and synthesise evidence-based psychological treatments for complex clients and conditions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Design, communicate and implement treatment plans using evidence-based psychological treatments for complex clients.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Demonstrate engagement with complex clients in a simulated environment.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Identify and analyse challenges arising when undertaking therapy with complex clients including the capacity to respond to a rupture in engagement with appropriate intervention.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Schema Therapy Task Schema Therapy simulation: 15-20 minute video
Reflective piece: 800 words
Pass/Fail
  • Week 7
Assessment 2: Objective Simulated Clinical Examination (OSCE) 20 minute therapy session Pass/Fail
  • Examination period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

This unit is Pass Grade only. All assessment must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS915 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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