Psychosocial Interventions

Subject PSYT90044 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 contact hours.
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Contact

For ALL Semester 2 enquiries, please contact:

Dr Louise Hayes
Email: louiseh@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: Course content includes:
  • Foundations of cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBT);
  • Recent developments in the applications of CBT in the treatment of serious mental illness;
  • Designing basic CBT interventions for young people with serious mental illness;
  • Interpersonal developmental theories and the role of the peer group;
  • Designing group-based interventions for young clients; and
  • Providing psychoeducation and support to families.
Objectives: .
Assessment:
  • 20% : 15-minute audio or video-taped presentation;
  • 80% : One written case study (2000 words max).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: By the end of this subject students should be able to:
  • Outline the major developments in the application of cognitive-behavioural interventions in the treatment of the onset of serious mental illness in young people;
  • Develop a basic understanding of the role of psychodynamic therapies in the treatment of serious mental illness in young people;
  • Design cognitive-behavioural interventions in the treatment of primary and secondary morbidity in serious mental illness in young people;
  • Outline the rationale for group-based interventions in working with young people;
  • Design group-based interventions for young people with serious mental illness;
  • Outline the major needs of families experiencing the onset of a major mental illness; and
  • Design and implement core family-based interventions.
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences(Young People's Mental Health)

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