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.
• Psychology Board of Australia (2025). Code of Conduct. 

• 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. 

Submission of assessment items

Assessment Items and Resubmission

In each assessment task, an ungraded pass is achieved by demonstrating competency overall through a passing grade.  Students must demonstrate an appropriate standard across all task requirements.  If a student has passed an assessment task requirements overall but is marked as just below competency standards on some criteria, they will have the opportunity to address these criteria through one resubmission to demonstrate competency at appropriate standard.  Unit convenors (or markers) will provide specific feedback in these circumstances to inform the student of the issues and criterion to be addressed. However, if the assignment still does not meet appropriate competency standards following resubmission, a fail grade will be applied.  If a student has not passed the assessment task requirements overall in the first submission, there will be no option to resubmit and a fail grade will be applied.

Students must submit/attempt all assignments to be eligible to pass the unit, and must achieve an ungraded pass in all assessment tasks in a given unit to achieve an ungraded pass for the unit.

As this unit is assessing your development of competencies and clinical skills, the use of AI is not permitted. 

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

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.

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