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2021 unit offering information will be available in September 2020

Unit description

Learners develop deeper knowledge of psychological approaches and models of understanding that influence consumers undertaking constructive change that supports recovery. Learners will critically deconstruct the concepts around behaviour change within the context of their professional discipline. Motivational Interviewing strategies that resonate with co-constructed change between consumer and clinician will underpin the unit.

Unit content

  • Behaviour change as a construct
  • Influences of mental health complications on human behaviour
  • Neurophysiology and behaviour change
  • Motivation and behaviour change
  • Motivational Interviewing    

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1critically analyse and deconstruct behaviour change within mental health contextsIntellectual rigour
2evaluate the influences of emerging understandings around neurophysiology on behaviour within mental health contextsIntellectual rigour
3formulate effective individual and systemic responses to correcting power imbalance between clinician and consumer, drawing from recovery-based principlesEthical practice
4apply motivational interviewing knowledge and strategies to facilitate co-constructed constructive consumer behaviour changeLifelong learning
5critically reflect on the implications that emerge from using motivational interviewing from the perspective of the learner’s specific discipline. Lifelong learning

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. critically analyse and deconstruct behaviour change within mental health contexts
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
  2. evaluate the influences of emerging understandings around neurophysiology on behaviour within mental health contexts
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
  3. formulate effective individual and systemic responses to correcting power imbalance between clinician and consumer, drawing from recovery-based principles
    • GA3: Ethical practice
  4. apply motivational interviewing knowledge and strategies to facilitate co-constructed constructive consumer behaviour change
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  5. critically reflect on the implications that emerge from using motivational interviewing from the perspective of the learner’s specific discipline.
    • GA5: Lifelong learning

Teaching and assessment

Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every session. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Fee information

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Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1

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