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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

    Rehabilitation and Management of Special Populations

  • Unit Code

    PSY6247

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    10

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

The aim of this unit is to teach students the skills required to recognise and treat issues presented by specific populations, including people with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury, diverse sexuality and gender issues, and others. Additionally, students will be trained in reading neuropsychological reports, and to understand complex neuropsychological syndromes, cognitive rehabilitation and complexities presented by DSM V.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from PSY5201, PSY5272 AND Students must pass 1 units from PSY5202, PSY5273)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSY6306

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the theoretical frameworks and research literature in relation to rehabilitation and treatment of the specified populations.
  2. Demonstrate competence in the delivery of specific intervention strategies addressing: People with personality disorders, people with acquired brain injury, people with developmental disabilities, offenders, older people and people with parkinson's disease.

Unit Content

  1. Program management in relation to the specified populations.
  2. The rehabilitation and management of people with personality disorders, people with acquired brain injury developmental disabilities.
  3. Theoretical frameworks and research in relation to the specified populations.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, seminars and group exercises.

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 ^Neuropsychological Syndrome
Portfolio ^Resource File
Presentation ^Short presentation on literature review

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Tyerman, A., & King, N. (Eds.). (2008). Psychological aproaches to rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. Oxford: BPS Blackwell.
  • Bauby, J.D. (1997). The diving-bell and the butterfly. London: Fourth Estate.
  • Strauss, E., Sherman, E., & Spreen, O. (2006). A compendium of neuropsychological tests administration, norms, and commentary (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Sacks, O. W. (1985). The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales. New York: Summit.

^ Mandatory reference

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

    Rehabilitation and Management of Special Populations

  • Unit Code

    PSY6247

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    10

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

The aim of this unit is to teach students the skills required to recognise and treat issues presented by specific populations, including people with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury, diverse sexuality and gender issues, and others. Additionally, students will be trained in reading neuropsychological reports, and to understand complex neuropsychological syndromes, cognitive rehabilitation and complexities presented by DSM V.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 1 units from PSY5201, PSY5272 AND Students must pass 1 units from PSY5202, PSY5273)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSY6306

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the theoretical frameworks and research literature in relation to rehabilitation and treatment of the specified populations.
  2. Demonstrate competence in the delivery of specific intervention strategies addressing: People with personality disorders, people with acquired brain injury, people with developmental disabilities, offenders, older people and people with parkinson's disease.

Unit Content

  1. Program management in relation to the specified populations.
  2. The rehabilitation and management of people with personality disorders, people with acquired brain injury developmental disabilities.
  3. Theoretical frameworks and research in relation to the specified populations.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, seminars and group exercises.

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 ^Neuropsychological Syndrome
Portfolio ^Resource File
Presentation ^Short presentation on literature review

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Tyerman, A., & King, N. (Eds.). (2008). Psychological aproaches to rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. Oxford: BPS Blackwell.
  • Bauby, J.D. (1997). The diving-bell and the butterfly. London: Fourth Estate.
  • Strauss, E., Sherman, E., & Spreen, O. (2006). A compendium of neuropsychological tests administration, norms, and commentary (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Sacks, O. W. (1985). The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales. New York: Summit.

^ Mandatory reference

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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