PY6015 - Child and Family Therapy
Credit points: | 03 |
Year: | 2011 |
Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
Miscellaneous enrolment in this subject requires the approval of the Coordinator of Professional Programs (Psychology).
This subject will develop the skills of the student to deal with more complex psychological and behavioural disorders. Topics will include child and adolescent psychopathology and the use of family therapy intervention.
Learning Outcomes
- skills in the assessment and identification of disorders specific to children and adolescents;
- skills in the assessment of family dynamics and functioning;
- basic knowledge and skills in the use of family based interventions.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PY6011 PY5005 PY6122 |
Availabilities | |
Townsville, Block, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
Face to face teaching 18-Aug-2011 to 15-Oct-2011 (Two workshops per Study Period, 18-20 August & 13-15 October) | |
Coordinator: | Dr Alistair Campbell |
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Assessment: | essays (50%); on-line exam (2) (50%). |
JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 59 | |
Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
Face to face teaching (face to face) | |
Coordinator: | Dr Alistair Campbell |
Lecturer: | Dr Nenna Ndukwe. |
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Assessment: | essays (50%); assignments (50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.