Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Assessment, and Treatment PG (11821.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-Campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Discipline Of Psychology | Post Graduate Level | Band 1 2021 (Pg Clinical Psychology) Band 2 2021 (Prof Pathway Psychology-After 1 Jan 2021) Band 2 2021 (Prof Pathway Psychology-Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 2 2021 (Standard Course Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 4 2021 (Standard Course Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the various aetiologies of child and adolescent psychopathology, including current diagnostic/taxonomic systems and their scope;
2. Use advanced psychological knowledge and related skills to formulate assessment and treatment of several common child and adolescent psychopathologies; and
3. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of legal, ethical, and cultural considerations related to working with young people and their families.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
8028 EBT Children Adolescents and Families PGAssumed knowledge
10071 Introduction to Assessment and Intervention PG| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Clare Watsford |
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-Campus | Dr Clare Watsford |
Required texts
Recommended:
American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5-TR ed.). Author.
Friedberg, R. D., McClure, J. M., & Garcia, J. H. (2015). Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Children and Adolescents: Tools for Enhancing Practice. Guilford Publications, New York.
Friedberg, R. D., McClure, J. M., & Garcia, J. H. (2015). Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents: The Nuts and Bolts 2ed. Guilford Publications, New York.
Fuggle, P., Dunsmuir, S., & Curry, V. (2015). CBT with Children, Young People and Families, second edition, Sage, London.
Participation requirements
It is expected that all students will attend all workshops. Student should familiarise themselves with attendance rules in the Master of Clinical Psychology Program. If you cannot attend a workshop, you are encouraged to discuss this absence with your unit convener in advance. Students must provide documentation for any absences, and if accepted by the unit convenor, provide a 1000 word summary on the topic/s missed (due by end of semester) in order to demonstrate competency. Students cannot miss more than one full day (or two three-hour workshops) in a unit or they will fail the unit. Material will not be repeated outside workshop time for those who miss a workshop with an approved absence. Delivery of material discussed in workshops will be assumed to be known by all, even those who do not attend. Please note that you may fail the unit if you miss any workshops without documentation given the unit is competency based, and students cannot miss mandatory workshops (outlined below). Students are also expected to attend workshops on time and work effectively with others.
Students cannot miss mandatory workshops, and if they are absent for these workshops they 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 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
