HPS916 - Psychological Intervention 4

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jade Sheen
Prerequisite:

HPS914

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour lecture per week
1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week

Content

This unit will develop student's systemic formulation and therapy skills. Case presentations and simulation will be used to assist students to think and work in a systemic fashion, employing key therapeutic techniques recommended within the structural, strategic, systemic and solution-focussed schools of family therapy. At the conclusion of the unit, students should be able to write a systemic formulation, conduct a family assessment, write a family focussed treatment plan and engage a family in therapy. Challenges associated with systemic therapy such as conflict, trauma and termination of treatment will also be addressed.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Compare and contrast therapeutic interventions used within the systemic, strategic and structural schools of family therapy.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Locate and evaluate systemic literature related to key therapeutic dilemmas.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Apply key concepts from the systemic, structural and strategic schools of therapy when developing case formulations.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Plan and detail a family based intervention, including strategies to evaluate the progress of the intervention.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

ULO5

Describe the therapeutic modifications that may be required in the case of families with children and adolescents, a history of trauma or different cultural or religious beliefs to the therapist.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO6

Demonstrate engagement and the establishment of a therapeutic contract with multiple clients in a simulated environment.

GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Case Report Part A - Formulation 2500 words Pass/Fail
  • Week 8 
Assessment 2: Case Report Part B - Treatment Planning 2500 words Pass/Fail
  • Week 10 
Assessment 3: Objective Simulated Clinical Examination (OSCE)   Pass/Fail
  • End-of-unit assessment period

This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

This unit is a Pass Grade only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS916 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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