Introduction to Assessment and Intervention PG (10071.3)

Required texts

Required Reading:

This unit outline must be read in conjunction with

a. UC Student Guide to Policies, which sets out University-wide policies and procedures, including information on matters such as plagiarism, grade descriptors,  moderation, feedback, and deferred exams.

b. All MCP Program intensive unit outlines and all MCP Program handbooks.

c. Any additional information specified in section 6.

Required Text:

• American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5-TR ed.). Author.
• Australian Psychological Society. (2007). APS code of ethics. Author.

• Beck, J. (2021). Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond (3^rd ed.). Guilford Publications. 

• Barlow, D. (2021). Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders: A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual (6^th ed.). Guilford Publications. 

Participation requirements

It is expected that all students will attend all workshops and this course is delivered in face to face mode. Students should familiarise themselves with attendance rules in the latest Master of Clinical Psychology Program Course Handbook.  Please note that all workshops in this unit require mandatory in-person attendance.  Students cannot miss any workshops, and if they are absent will receive a fail grade for the unit or should consider a late withdrawal if there are extenuating circumstances.  If a student has appropriate documentation supporting an absence under exceptional circumstances on the day of a mandatory workshop, students may be given the option to attend the workshop online or when it is next delivered in the course (and receive a WHE grade until such time if approved by the ADE and meeting all other pass requirements for the unit) or complete an equivalent workshop approved by the unit convenor at the student's own expense (please note documentation will be required as proof of  completion).  Students should also note that absences may impact course progression.

Required IT skills

nil

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Moderation Processes

In accordance with University policy (3.15 in Assessment Procedures), moderation is required to ensure consistency in standards of marking in a unit.  The Master of Clinical Psychology course and units undertake moderation in a number of domains, specifically through review of unit outlines and unit content, assessment item details and marking guides, and in marking assignments.  All assessment pieces or marks resulting in a fail grade will be moderated by another member of the clinical team, as well as a random selection of assignments covering a range of participants in the unit. This process ensures that marking across the course is consistent.  All units are subjected to moderation at the Discipline level at the conclusion of each teaching period.

• Trimester 1, 2024, Intensive, UC - Canberra, Bruce (220446)
• Trimester 1, 2023, Intensive, UC - Canberra, Bruce (215107)
• Trimester 1, 2022, Intensive, UC - Canberra, Bruce (210453)