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HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE

PSY5HMP

2020

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: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Lynette Evans

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate knowledge about application of psychological principles to key areas of clinical health psychology.
02. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the psychological consequences and evidence-based interventions related to a particular chronic disorder.
03. Demonstrate a working knowledge of practice frameworks within which clinical psychology services may be conceptualised and delivered.
04. A working knowledge of practice frameworks within which clinical psychology services may be conceptualised and delivered.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lynette Evans

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 32
One 8.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 32 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One essay (3,000-words)There is also a formative quiz assessment that is a hurdle requirement designed to provide early feedback of learning.

N/AN/AN/AYes60SILO1, SILO2

One essay (2,000-words)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO3, SILO4