Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-2022

Enrolment rules

Enrolment in Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology or BA Psychology (Hons) or BPsych (Hons) or Psychology with Honours (BA (Hons)) or Psychology with Honours (BSc (Hons)).

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.
Describe and critically appraise the theoretical bases of a variety of approaches to therapeutic interventions for common psychological and behavioural problems.
2.
Describe their main principles, strategies and techniques when used with different client populations.
3.
Describe how their theoretical perspectives and underlying principles impact upon their conceptualization of clinical cases and the methods and practices they use for assessment and therapeutic intervention.
4.
Compare and contrast the variety of approaches presented, highlighting their similarities (e.g., non-medical, non-diagnostic) and differences (e.g., emphasis on changing thinking and feeling versus changing behaviours).
5.
Evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of the variety of approaches when applied in therapeutic interventions for common psychological and behavioural problems by examination of the research literature.
6.
Describe and be familiar with the core competencies which guide psychological practise in Australia with an emphasis on the Code of ethics (2007)

Assessments

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