PY5012:03
Methods of Intervention 2
Townsville
HECS Band 1
39 hours flexible delivery. Semester 2.
Available to MPsych or DPsych students or by permission of the course coordinator.
Staff: Dr W Hman.
This subject will equip students with further skills in the application of cognitive behavioural and behavioural therapeutic methods. Topics will include issues relevant to the practice of psychology in rural and remote regions of Australia, as well as approaches to the treatment of more complex disorders such as addictions, co-morbid conditions and psychosis.
Learning Objectives:
- to become proficient at employing basic counselling skills;
- to become proficient at basic cognitive psychotherapeutic techniques;
- to become proficient at basic relaxation and desensitisation techniques;
- to gain experience presenting case details orally;
- to gain experience presenting case details in written format;
- to become familiar with ethical principles affecting delivery of psychological interventions.
- to become proficient at evaluating different treatment techniques and selecting the most appropriate for given problem;
- to become proficient at planning appropriate treatment programs for different types of problems, including in areas of health and medical psychology.
Assessment by demonstration of clinical skills (40%); written treatment plans (30%); written examinations (30%).