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  2. Clinical Psychology: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence [PSY5212]

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

    Clinical Psychology: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence

  • Unit Code

    PSY5212

  • Year

    2019

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Raffaella SALVO

Description

This unit introduces students to theory and practice in clinical child psychology. The unit explores etiology, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for developmental disturbances and mental health disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Problems are considered in their relevant cultural and social contexts.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from PSY5198, PSY5211

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSY7130, PSY5201

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of theories and empirical research relating to psychological disorders in infancy, childhood and adolescence.
  2. Critically examine a range of assessment approaches that can be used when working with infants, children and adolescents in a range of clinical settings.
  3. Demonstrate competence in the formulation of clinical problems with children and adolescents.
  4. Critically analyse intervention methods for infants, children and adolescents with psychological disorders and behavioural problems.
  5. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge and understanding of the major clinical problems of infancy, childhood and adolescence.

Unit Content

  1. Neuropsychobiological evidence and influence.
  2. Developmental Psychological Theories.
  3. Assessment: Infancy; Childhood; Adolescence.
  4. Interventions: Infancy; Childhood; Adolescence.
  5. Specific Issues: For example, the antenatal period; developmental disabilities; learning disabilities; child abuse.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 22 x 3 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 211 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Seminars, Case discussion and Role Play

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Presentation ^Literature review and case presentation
Case Study ^Case assessment

^ Mandatory to Pass

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

    Clinical Psychology: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence

  • Unit Code

    PSY5212

  • Year

    2019

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Raffaella SALVO

Description

This unit introduces students to theory and practice in clinical child psychology. The unit explores etiology, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for developmental disturbances and mental health disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Problems are considered in their relevant cultural and social contexts.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from PSY5198, PSY5211

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSY7130, PSY5201

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of theories and empirical research relating to psychological disorders in infancy, childhood and adolescence.
  2. Critically examine a range of assessment approaches that can be used when working with infants, children and adolescents in a range of clinical settings.
  3. Demonstrate competence in the formulation of clinical problems with children and adolescents.
  4. Critically analyse intervention methods for infants, children and adolescents with psychological disorders and behavioural problems.
  5. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge and understanding of the major clinical problems of infancy, childhood and adolescence.

Unit Content

  1. Neuropsychobiological evidence and influence.
  2. Developmental Psychological Theories.
  3. Assessment: Infancy; Childhood; Adolescence.
  4. Interventions: Infancy; Childhood; Adolescence.
  5. Specific Issues: For example, the antenatal period; developmental disabilities; learning disabilities; child abuse.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 22 x 3 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 211 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Seminars, Case discussion and Role Play

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Presentation ^Literature review and case presentation
Case Study ^Case assessment

^ Mandatory to Pass

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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