PY5013:03
Working With Clients
| Townsville | HECS Band 1 |
39 hours workshops. Semester 1. Limited Attendance.
Available to MPsych or DPsych students or with the permission of the course coordinator.
Staff: Dr J Promnitz.
This core subject explores a number of generic issues concerning work with clients regardless of the psychology masters specialisation. The subject relates to the skills and dynamics of working with clients and the dynamics within which that work occurs.
This subject provides experience in the communication and counselling micro skills necessary to work effectively with clients. Topics include interviewing, history taking and case formulation. Issues of client reluctance and resistance are also addressed. Other topics are the professional practice of psychology, including professional ethics and legal considerations.
Learning Objectives:
- develop, through demonstration and practice, a range of communication and practical microskills for use with clients;
- learn skills in history taking and maintenance of records;
- develop an ability to develop a structured approach to cases;
- develop an understanding of variables which impact on work with clients, including professional characteristics and values, ethical considerations and client motivation;
- develop insight into own strengths and weaknesses in working with clients;
- develop an understanding of professionally appropriate strategies for use with reluctant and resistant clients.
Assessment by video of microskills usage with peer as client (50%); class presentation and written paper (50%).