Subjects overview
This program can be completed in 2 years (6 semesters)
Required Subjects
Students must complete the following one hundred and eighty credit points (180CP) of subjects.
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PSYC71-501: Advanced Psychological Interventions (10CP)
This subject provides advanced intervention training in the assessment, diagnosis, classification and treatment of selected clinical areas. The areas covered include couple and relationship issues (including attachment), and geropsychology. This subject teaches theory and practice in the field of relationship counselling and examines the complexities of family, attachment and culture of origin issues. You will learn evidence-based relationship approaches, with an emphasis on the administration and interpretation of assessment for couples counselling. The subject will further teach applied theory and practice relating to positive ageing, assisting those with age-related illnesses, and the successful negotiation of life transitions. You will critically examine the clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessment of these problems, and receive formal academic training in empirically validated psychological interventions for these clinical areas. On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to demonstrate advanced competence in the diagnosis of disorders, formulation and treatments.
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PSYC71-502: Trauma Informed Approaches to Client Care (10CP)
This subject provides advanced intervention training in the assessment, diagnosis, classification and treatment of trauma disorders. Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”. This subject teaches the Six Key Principles of a Trauma-Informed Approach guided by research, and shows how adopting trauma-informed practices can potentially improve client engagement, treatment adherence, and health outcomes, as well as provider and staff wellness. It also addresses tailored rather than one-size-fits-all approaches, and service delivery in communities at large to achieve system-wide change. You will critically examine the clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessment of these problems, and receive formal academic training in empirically validated psychological interventions for trauma. On successful completion of this subject, you will have learnt how to reliably screen, diagnose and develop trauma-informed case formulations that guide evidence-based treatments.
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PSYC71-503: Counselling Psychotherapies and Clinical Skills (10CP)
This subject provides formal academic training in foundation counselling skills and selected evidence-based psychotherapies and interventions. The psychotherapies covered include Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Group Therapy Processes. Students undertake skills training in interviewing and counselling, developing the therapeutic alliance and therapeutic techniques across the lifespan. Non-specific factors and their influence on psychological interventions are covered. A critical thinking approach to the research underpinning and evaluation of empirically validated treatments is emphasised.
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PSYC71-504: Advanced Psychological Assessment (10CP)
This subject provides 48 hours of formal academic training in the principles, methods, procedures and critical evaluation of clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessments. The subject covers administration, interpretation, and report writing for tests of intelligence, memory, personality, achievement, learning disabilities, and forensic assessments. In each domain, the history and development of various tests are taught and students will learn the limitations of testing with particular reference to reliability, validity, and cultural issues. At the end of this subject, students will understand the principles and methods underpinning behavioural, psychometric, and clinical assessment, and select, administer and interpret various psychological tests for a range of problems as they apply to adults and children.
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PSYC71-505: Research Methods, Professional Practice and Ethics (10CP)
This subject provides training in ethics, legal frameworks, and research methods as relevant to the professional practice of psychology. Students will learn two sections in this subject. In section 1, students receive formal academic training in the philosophical foundations of ethics, the legal frameworks and professional codes relevant to psychological practice. In addition, students will learn to apply the APS Code, APS Guidelines and ethical decision making models to analyse and manage ethical dilemmas that can arise in psychological practice. Students will also learn how to build capability around inclusion and cultural diversity, to develop self-reflective and culturally, responsive professional practice. To develop procedural skills in regards to risk management and ethical conduct, students will learn current first-hand accounts of psychological practice. In section 2, students receive advanced training in research ethics and research methods with a focus on applied research settings. This will include learning activities on developing an understanding of the unique ethical issues that arise when conducting research in professional psychological contexts. Furthermore, students learn to apply and critically appraise evidence-based scientific methods in contexts ranging for single case studies, to clinical trials, and the evaluation of public mental health programs. This section includes an emphasis on developing capabilities to critically appraise the strengths and limitations of the various qualitative and quantitative research methods that are employed by psychologists. Finally, students will learn to individually investigate a psychological research question in the form of a systematic literature review.
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PSYC71-506: Psychopathology and Therapy: Adults 1 (10CP)
This subject provides advanced training in the assessment, diagnosis, classification and treatment of common mental disorders and basic psychopathology in adults. The disorders covered include anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, sexual disorders, and personality disorders. In this subject, students achieve formal academic training in the mechanisms and aetiology of these disorders. This includes a critical examination of the major diagnostic systems and diagnostic criteria, formal academic training in the clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessment of these problems, formal academic training in empirically validated psychological interventions (including rehabilitation and primary prevention strategies), and formal academic training in psychopharmacology. At the end of this subject, students will have learnt the competence to reliably diagnose the disorders covered, and to plan and evaluate appropriate treatments.
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PSYC71-509: Health Psychology (10CP)
This subject provides formal academic training in health psychology, behavioural medicine, and rehabilitation. The subject is designed to develop students' understanding of the processes of, and developmental issues in acute and chronic illness, and evidence-based interventions for dealing with health risk factors. Topics include the aetiology, assessment and treatment of significant health problems such as chronic pain, drug and alcohol addiction, and sleep and eating problems. Students learn motivational interviewing and relapse prevention strategies. Formal academic training in specialised evidence-based interventions for health problems is also provided.
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PSYC71-607: Psychopathology and Therapy: Adults 2 (10CP)
This subject provides advanced training in the assessment, diagnosis, classification and treatment of common and severe mental disorders and psychopathology in adults. The disorders covered include delirium, dementia and amnesic disorders, somatoform, psychotic, dissociative, and adjustment disorders. In this subject, students receive formal academic training in the mechanisms and aetiology of these disorders, including a critical examination of the major diagnostic systems and diagnostic criteria. They receive formal academic training in the clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessment of these problems, formal academic training in empirically validated psychological interventions, and formal academic training in psychopharmacology. Students learn to reliably diagnose psychological disorders and to plan and evaluate appropriate treatments.
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PSYC71-608: Psychopathology and Therapy: Families, Children and Adolescents (10CP)
This subject provides 48 hours of advanced training in the assessment, diagnosis, classification and treatment of common and severe mental disorders and psychopathology in children and adolescents. The disorders covered include anxiety and depressive disorders, externalising problems, adjustment disorders, developmental disorders (including autism spectrum disorders), and suicide and self-harm. In this subject, students receive 10 hours of formal academic training in the mechanisms and aetiology of these disorders, including a critical examination of significant diagnostic systems and diagnostic criteria, 10 hours of formal academic training in the clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessment of these problems, 24 hours of formal academic training in empirically validated psychological interventions, and 4 hours formal academic training in psychopharmacology as it applies to these disorders. Students will learn to reliably diagnose the disorders covered, and to plan and evaluate appropriate treatments.
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PSYC71-611: Psychopharmacology and Pharmacotherapy (10CP)
This subject introduces the study of the effects of psychoactive pharmacology on the brain and behaviour, including the medications widely prescribed for the management of psychological disorders and commonly used for social or recreational purposes. In addition students learn the issues related to drug abuse and dependence. The subject also teaches the principles of pharmacotherapy, in preparation for the possibility of suitably trained psychologists having limited prescribing rights, as is currently beginning overseas.
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PSYC72-735: Internship: Part A (20CP)
This subject represents the first semester of the two-semester Internship where you will work in the Bond University Psychology Clinic under the supervision of University staff. You are required to attend one week's orientation during 0-Week of the semester, then be available for three days per week in the psychology clinic from weeks 1 to 14 completing at least 180 hours in the clinic, which includes a minimum of 50 client contact hours, 24 supervision hours, and client-related activities.
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PSYC72-736: Internship: Part B (20CP)
This subject represents the second semester of the two-semester Internship where you will work in the Bond University Psychology Clinic under the supervision of University staff. You are required to be available for three days per week from weeks 0 to 14 to complete 190 hours in the clinic, which includes a minimum of 70 client contact hours (face to face only), 26 supervision hours, and client-related activities.
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PSYC72-737: Externship I (20CP)
Under the guidance of an Externship supervisor, you will complete the first of two Externships in a community setting. Throughout this semester, you are required to complete a minimum of 320 hours in the placement. These hours comprise a minimum of 140 client contact hours (face to face only), 24 supervision hours, and client-related activities.
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PSYC72-738: Externship II (20CP)
Under the guidance of an Externship supervisor, you will complete the second of two Externships in a community setting. Throughout this semester, you are are required to complete a minimum of 320 hours in the placement. These hours comprise a minimum of 140 client contact hours (face to face only), 24 supervision hours, client-related activities.
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