HPS978 - Psychological Interventions for Clinical Health and Trauma

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Tracy Garvin
Prerequisite:

HPS914 and HPS977

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: HPS778
Typical study commitment:

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

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

2 x full day practical experiences (workshops)
7 x 2 hour seminars

Content

This unit is focused on understanding and applying psychological interventions for trauma and clinical health-based disorders. This aligns with contemporary perspectives on health and mental health that incorporate a range of determinants across biological, psychological and social domains. It includes an examination of psychopharmacology as it relates to comprehensive treatment planning for many psychological disorders. In doing so, this unit introduces the integrated nature of biology and psychology in the treatment of mental disorders. Students will be extended to consider how biological and psychological treatments can be effectively integrated in interventions for mental health treatment, including through the review of key principals of inter-professional practice. A highlight of the Unit is the examination of evidence-based psychological interventions for trauma and clinical health disorders, integrating CBT treatments with polyvagal theory, the brain-gut axis, attachment theory and mindfulness-based approaches. Opportunities to develop clinical competency in these areas will occur through simulation, practical rehearsal (role-play) and individualised feedback.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply advanced knowledge of the impacts of trauma and biopsychosocial factors relevant to the conceptualisation of mental health disorders.

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

ULO2

Integrate and apply knowledge of the Biopsychosocial model of clinical mental health in treatment planning for simulated client presentations.

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

ULO3

Apply understanding of psychopharmacology as it relates to treatment planning in complex psychological disorders.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Compose reports in the inter-professional context for complex clinical mental health disorders.

GLO2: Communication
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO5

Apply trauma informed interventions for simulated client presentations with mental health disorders.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO7: Teamwork

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Biopsychosocial Treatment Plan Case formulation and treatment plan - approximately 1500 words
Part 1: Synthesise knowledge relating to the biological, psychological and
social factors relevant to the presenting problem and incorporate these into your biopsychosocial case formulation and treatment plan (approx. 1,500
words).
Letter to the referring GP - approximately 800 words
Part 2: Write a brief report to the simulated client's referring general
practitioner. In this report you will communicate a summary of your
biopsychosocial formulation and treatment plan
Ungraded Pass/Fail
  • Case formulation and treatment plan - Week 6
  • Letter to the referring GP - Week 11
Assessment 2: Objective Simulated Clinical Examination (OSCE) 25 minutes Ungraded 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.

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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