Planning and Integrating Intervention

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

120 hours

Completion of the following subjects:

N/A

N/A

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website : http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject will introduce a range of different approaches to intervention and discuss a broad range of barriers and facilitators. The setting, client readiness, therapist-patient/family relationship will be considered. Goal setting and defining therapy outcomes will be discussed. In addition the evidence base for key ingredients such as dose and intensity will be introduced and the differences between efficacy and effectiveness and evidence vs practice will be debated. The subject will involve a mixture of lectures, self-directed and group learning.

On completion of this subject students should :

• understand range and type of therapy approaches
• be able to critically appraise the levels of evidence for various therapy approaches
• be able to adapt/modify best practice therapy approaches to suit local existing conditions

Short answer/multiple choice Test 1 following Lecture 5, Semester 1 - 10%
Short answer/multiple choice Test 2 following Lecture 12, Semester 1 - 10%
Completion of a written assignment (1,500 word) literature search and summary of available evidence supporting therapy approach to be submitted Week 10, Semester 1 - 30%
A two hour written examination at the end of Semester 1 – 50%

Nil.

Nil.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject students should show:

• an ability to evaluate and synthesise information in a flexible manner
• a capacity to articulate their knowledge in both oral and written formats