Clinical Interventions 1

Course aim

To enable the student to develop basic clinical skills for observing, assessing, communicating and intervening with clients.

Course content

Overview of basic clinical applied skills required by the clinical psychologist; consultation models; interviewing, counselling, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention - goals and skills; skill training in interview, counselling and crisis skills; intervening with difficult clients - suicidal and violent clients; cultural aspects; intervention techniques from the cognitive behavioural perspective; history taking and record keeping.

Textbook(s)

Ivey, A & Ivey, M 2010, Intentional interviewing and counselling: facilitating client development in a multicultural society (with CD-ROM), 7th edition, Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, California

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	4 hours x 10 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Practical, Skills assessment video

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4Y)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.