Postgraduate - UnitEDF6501 - Psychotherapies: theory and practice

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Synopsis

In this unit, core research-based psychotherapies and psychological counselling skills are studied and practised. Topics include various current psychotherapies, models of psychotherapeutic helping, advanced skills, issues in evaluating evidence and outcome, assumptions and issues underlying research paradigms in counselling psychology, psychopharmacology, diversity-sensitive psychotherapy.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge and application of various psychotherapies and relevant psychological counselling microskills and be able to integrate them to conduct effective sessions; and
• be able to describe and apply sound practice principles concerning the therapeutic relationship, setting, record keeping and varied interventions.

Assessment

Clinical Development Essay and Journal (equivalent to 5000 words): 55%; Transcript and annotation of counselling session (equivalent to 3000 words): 45%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Janette Simmonds

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Off-campus attendance requirements

Off-campus students must attend a one (1) week Residential school

Prerequisites

Successful completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited four year sequence in psychology