Clinical Skills and Adult Psychopathology

Course aim

To develop and apply knowledge of the aetiology, diagnosis, classification, assessment, description and treatment of psychological disorders, alongside the development of basic clinical skills for observing, assessing, communicating and intervening with clients.

Course content

Students will develop knowledge of the principles of psychotherapy and basic counselling skills, including interviewing skills, micro skills, and ethical considerations (informed consent and confidentiality). Students will build knowledge of the assessment, diagnosis (using current major diagnostic classification systems), and aetiology (including psychological models) of psychological problems across the spectrum of severity and the adult age range. Students develop skills and knowledge based on a scientist-practitioner model emphasising the use of evidence-based skills and interventions.

Textbook(s)

American Psychiatric Association 2013, Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders , 5th Edition, Author, Washington, DC

Ivey, A & Ivey, M 2014, Intentional interviewing and counselling: facilitating client development in a multicultural society (with CD-ROM), 8th edition, Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA

Craighead, W. E., Miklowitz, D. J., & Craighead, L. W. (Eds.) 2013, Psychopathology: History, diagnosis, and empirical foundations, 2nd Edn, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	5 hours x 8 days
Tutorial	3 hour x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Continuous Assessment - examinations, Oral examination, Practical demonstration, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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.