Unit of Study PSYC6004 Psychological Interventions: Children and Adolescents (2027)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Enrolment information

This unit includes a compulsory residential at an SCU campus in week 6. Students must successfully complete the residentials before progressing to placement. Those unable to attend should enrol in this unit only when they are able to participate in the required residentials.

Unit description

This unit develops foundational knowledge and skills in delivering evidence-based behavioural and cognitive interventions to support children and adolescents with psychological and developmental disorders. It also examines therapeutic approaches and professional issues in child and adolescent psychology, with an emphasis on ethical, culturally safe, and reflective psychological practice. A case-based methodology is used to guide intervention planning across a range of child and adolescent disorders, with the opportunity to practise the delivery of brief psychological interventions.

Unit content

Formulation and intervention planning
Cognitive behavioural interventions
Trauma-informed practice with children and adolescents
Narrative and play therapy
Family and systemic interventions
Assessment of risk, monitoring interventions and concluding treatment.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term3	Term3

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.

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

analyse information from multiple sources to develop a case formulation and identify appropriate evidence-based psychological interventions

demonstrate the delivery of a brief, developmentally appropriate intervention

develop evidence-based psychological intervention plans that consider the client’s context, including the assessment and monitoring of risk, progress and outcomes

critically reflect on evidence and professional practice to support ethical, culturally responsive, and effective delivery of psychological interventions for children and adolescents

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Residential 13 hours (Week 6)

Assessment
Case study	50%
Clinical skills	50%

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Domestic

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