psy6dps processes of supervision
PROCESSES OF SUPERVISION
PSY6DPS
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students examine the processes of supervision within the counselling context. The subject provides practical, theoretical and experiential approaches which maximise individual professional development so that reflective practices are viewed as an essential component of the continued learning and development of the therapist. The ethics of the profession provide an underlying focus for examining these processes within the supervisor, supervisee and client relationship.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorMelissa Monfries
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 6 - Doctoral
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in HDPCP Doctor of Psychology in Counselling Psychology
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Casebook for clinical supervision: a competency based approach | Prescribed | Fallender, CA & Shafranske, EP (eds) | AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, WASHINGTON DC. |
| Readings | Code of ethics | Prescribed | American Psychiatric Association 2007 | APS. |
| Readings | DSM IV-TR | Prescribed | American Psychiatric Association 2000 | AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION. |
| Readings | Guidelines for psychological assessment and the use of psychological tests | Prescribed | American Psychiatric Association 2010 | APS |
| Readings | Guidelines for supervision | Prescribed | American Psychiatric Society 2010 | APS. |
| Readings | Handbook of counselling psychology | Prescribed | Woolfe, R, Strawbride, S, Douglas, B & Dryden, W (eds) | SAGE, LONDON. |
| Readings | The ethics of supervision and consultation: practical guidance for mental health professionals | Prescribed | Thomas, J 2010 | AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, WASHINGTON DC. |
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorMelissa Monfries
Class requirements
Lecture
One 3.0 hours lecture per week and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 3-hour seminar per week over 13 weeks."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| reflections on personal professional development - the experience as supervisee and supervisor | 60 | |
| two case presentations in group supervision | 40 |