NEUROBIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL DISORDERS IN CHILDHOOD
PSY5NBC
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will familiarize students with child and adolescent mental health and neuro-psychological problems. The subject includes normal and abnormal development with regard to cognitive, social and emotional functioning, the impact of brain injury and illness. Lectures address prevalence, aetiology, assessment, treatment and early intervention. Topics include neuro-developmental and clinical disorders, including Intellectual Disability, Learning Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Disruptive and Conduct Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Post traumatic Stress disorder, self-harm and suicide. Cultural and linguistic diversity associated with assessment and treatment will be considered.
School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Alexia Pavlis
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
Learning resources
Modular approach to therapy for children with anxiety, depression, trauma, or conduct problems.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Chorpita, B.F. & Weisz, J.R.
Year: 2009
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: PracticeWise, LLC.
ISBN: 978-0984311514
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Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology: A Contextual Approach
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Carr, A.
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Routledge: London.
ISBN: 978-1138806139
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What Works for Whom? A critical review of treatments for children and adolescents
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Fonaghy, P., Cottrell, D., Phillips, J., Bevington, D., Glaser, D., & Allison, E.
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: 2nd Ed
Publisher: New York: Guilford.
ISBN: 978-1462516186
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Developmental Disorders of the Brain.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Rinehart, N. J., Bradshaw, J. L., & Enticott, P. G.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
ISBN: 9781138911901
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Developmental Neuropsychology: A Clinical Approach
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Northam, E., Anderson, V., & Wrennall, J.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: 2nd Ed
Publisher: UK: Taylor & Francis.
ISBN: 9781848722026
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URL: N/A
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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
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Carina Chan
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays at night from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 Multiple Choice Tests (1,800-words equivalent)Formative Assessment will consist of a short Multiple Choice Test provided at the end of each lecture | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Two-hour written examination (2,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 45 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Two in-class clinical exercises each (1,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Alexia Pavlis
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 Multiple Choice Tests (1,800-words equivalent)Formative Assessment will consist of a short Multiple Choice Test provided at the end of each lecture | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Two-hour written examination (2,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 45 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Two in-class clinical exercises each (1,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |