Course Title: Assessment and Intervention 2

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Assessment and Intervention 2

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BESC1460

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2015

BESC1460

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022

BESC1472

Bundoora Campus

Research

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012

Course Coordinator: Dr Trish Melzer

Course Coordinator Phone: .

Course Coordinator Email: trish.melzer2@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study

You should have satisfactorily completed following course/s before you commence this course.

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.

Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.


Course Description

Psychological Assessment and Intervention 2 is designed to extend your theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in clinical intervention and in research design and evaluation. More specifically, the course aims to develop your generalist skills and knowledge in both psychopharmacological and psychological interventions for psychological disorders as well as extend your knowledge and skills in understanding research design and evaluation. This course will focus on the following aspects of Psychological Assessment and Intervention:

  • Adult Clinical Intervention
  • Advanced Research Methods


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for MC002 Master of Clinical Psychology

  • PLO 1:  Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the theories, models and scientific underpinning of professional psychological practice and its application across behavioural and organisational systems.
  • PLO 2:  Develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of the legislative frameworks and ethical codes and guidelines that guide professional psychological practice at a personal and professional level.
  • PLO 3:  Design, analyse, synthesise and communicate information from a wide variety of psychological assessments and techniques appropriate to the developmental stage, cognitive level and cultural background of the client, and appropriate to the purpose of the assessment.
  • PLO 4:  Demonstrate the ability to design, apply, and evaluate appropriate evidence-based empirically-validated interventions individualised to the client’s diagnosis, case formulation, and personal or organisational characteristics.
  • PLO 6:  Demonstrate the ability to undertake effective communication across a range of individual and organisational contexts to engage clients and to convey, appraise, and interpret information relevant to professional practice and the client population.


On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the standard nomenclature and classification systems of drugs and basic principles of drug action including the effects and side-effects of psychotropic drugs used commonly in the treatment of psychopathology.
  2. Undertake effective communication to potential clients as it relates to their clinical condition and treatment modalities.
  3. Critically evaluate the empirical research literature pertaining to clinical interventions used in the treatment of high prevalence adult psychological disorders and interpret and justify the implementation of empirically validated treatment interventions for high prevalence psychological disorders.
  4. Evaluate, in the context of day-to-day clinical practice, the effectiveness of interventions used in the treatment of high prevalence adult psychological disorders.
  5. Conceptualise important methodological and design issues underlying applied human research and undertake independent research using a range of research designs and methods.
  6. Describe the essential features of a range of advanced statistical and methodological techniques and interpret the results of data using SPSS for Windows.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both. 

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course. 


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: CBT demonstration video 
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 3, 4, 5 & 6

Assessment Task 2: Pharmacology & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Test
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.