School: Arts and Humanities
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Advanced Developmental and Professional Issues in PsychologyUnit Code
PSY5188Year
2021Enrolment Period
1Version
3Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
OnlineUnit Coordinator
Dr Deirdre Giulietta DRAKE
Description
This unit critically evaluates advanced lifespan developmental psychology as a framework for understanding the systemic and developmental factors that inform the ethical practice of psychology in different professional and cultural contexts.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Apply knowledge pertaining to ethical and culturally responsive conduct to working with clients in different professional contexts.
- Evaluate the contribution of advanced developmental, social, cultural and abnormal psychology theory and evidence in understanding legal and ethical decision-making concerning individuals in different professional and legal contexts.
- Appraise the ethical, theoretical, and legal foundations that under lie the professional rules that govern the psychologist-client relationship, and the conduct of research in psychology.
- Evaluate the advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge in developmental psychology, and how this knowledge is applied to issues in working with clients across the lifespan.
Unit Content
- Professional and personal development of the practitioner.
- How Lifespan Developmental Psychology theory and research on different life stages and transitions, including specific issues in working with children, adolescents, adults, older adults, families and different cultural groups (with particular reference to indigenous Australians) informs issues in professional practice.
- The application of advanced psychological research, methods, and expertise to issues in the law relating to individuals and families across the lifespan, including civil and criminal competencies, abuse, child custody, and guardianship.
- Legal and professional rules that govern psychological practice, with particular reference to The Australian Psychological Society's Code of Ethics, and The National Health and Medical Research Council's Standards on the conduct of ethical research.
- Psychological theory and empirical bases informing contemporary systemic approaches to lifespan development and their impact upon professional psychology.
Learning Experience
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l
Additional Learning Experience Information
Online delivery supported by discussion groups and study modules.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Case Study | Ethical Issues Analysis | 10% |
| Case Study | Court Case Analysis | 50% |
| Assignment | Essay | 40% |
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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School: Arts and Humanities
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Advanced Developmental and Professional Issues in PsychologyUnit Code
PSY5188Year
2021Enrolment Period
2Version
3Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
OnlineUnit Coordinator
Dr Deirdre Giulietta DRAKE
Description
This unit critically evaluates advanced lifespan developmental psychology as a framework for understanding the systemic and developmental factors that inform the ethical practice of psychology in different professional and cultural contexts.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Apply knowledge pertaining to ethical and culturally responsive conduct to working with clients in different professional contexts.
- Evaluate the contribution of advanced developmental, social, cultural and abnormal psychology theory and evidence in understanding legal and ethical decision-making concerning individuals in different professional and legal contexts.
- Appraise the ethical, theoretical, and legal foundations that under lie the professional rules that govern the psychologist-client relationship, and the conduct of research in psychology.
- Evaluate the advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge in developmental psychology, and how this knowledge is applied to issues in working with clients across the lifespan.
Unit Content
- Professional and personal development of the practitioner.
- How Lifespan Developmental Psychology theory and research on different life stages and transitions, including specific issues in working with children, adolescents, adults, older adults, families and different cultural groups (with particular reference to indigenous Australians) informs issues in professional practice.
- The application of advanced psychological research, methods, and expertise to issues in the law relating to individuals and families across the lifespan, including civil and criminal competencies, abuse, child custody, and guardianship.
- Legal and professional rules that govern psychological practice, with particular reference to The Australian Psychological Society's Code of Ethics, and The National Health and Medical Research Council's Standards on the conduct of ethical research.
- Psychological theory and empirical bases informing contemporary systemic approaches to lifespan development and their impact upon professional psychology.
Learning Experience
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l
Additional Learning Experience Information
Online delivery supported by discussion groups and study modules.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Case Study | Ethical Issues Analysis | 10% |
| Case Study | Court Case Analysis | 50% |
| Assignment | Essay | 40% |
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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