HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE
PSY5HMP
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject deals with a number of aspects of health psychology in health promotion and clinical settings in some depth. This subject will build on areas of health psychology that students will most likely have covered in undergraduate health psychology but will be explored at an advanced level. The areas of mental health and legal issues surrounding practice in mental health settings are also covered.
School: School of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Susan Paxton
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply psychological principles to key areas of clinical health psychology.
- Activities:
- Seminars, discussion, guest lecture presentations.
02. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of psychological consequuences and evidence-based interventions.
- Activities:
- Seminars, discussion, guest lecture presentations.
03. Conceptualise practice frameworks for clinical psychology services.
- Activities:
- Reflection on implications for future practice of what you learned from 5 of the 7 topics. Workshops including external guest presentations and in-class activities
Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susan Paxton
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 38
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 38 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 38
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 38 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 32
One 6.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 32 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| a 2500 word essay | 60 | 01, 02 | |
| a 1500 word essay | 33 | 03 | |
| Formative quiz (equivalent to 500 words) | 7 | 01, 02 |