Unit of Study PSYC6003 Psychological Interventions: Adults (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Provides an overview of cognitive, behavioural and psychotherapeutic interventions across the adult lifespan. Clinical formulations, psychological assessments, research findings, and professional and ethical guidelines will be applied to critically determine appropriate interventions and evaluate their effectiveness. Students will apply cross-cultural and multidisciplinary perspectives, and consider family and community resources in a biopsychosocial treatment approach. Role plays will be used to further develop basic counselling skills and foster reflective practice as students experience the therapist and client roles.

Unit content

Cognitive, behavioural and psychotherapeutic treatment approaches for adults
Ethical principles in psychological practice (e.g., professional boundaries, limits to confidentiality and areas of practice)
Establishing and maintaining rapport in psychotherapeutic settings
Culture and age-sensitive application of psychotherapeutic approaches
Reflective practice in professional psychology

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term3	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

in consultation with the client, determine the most appropriate intervention by synthesising information, including the formulation and conceptualisation of the presenting issues, professional interviews and assessments, and assessment of risk

demonstrate knowledge of a range of evidence-based cognitive, behavioural and psychotherapeutic treatment approaches for adults including risk management and their application

demonstrate rapport building skills when conducting interviewing, applying counselling skills and psychotherapeutic techniques for adults in a simulated therapeutic context

reflect on the experience of conducting culturally sensitive interviews and psychotherapy interventions

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	50%
Clinical skills	50%

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