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Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyTRAN838 Advanced Auslan Interpreting II2 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to provde Auslan interpreting studentswith the opportunity to discuss and practiceadvanced interpreting skills in one specialised area ofcommunity interpreting, that is, legal interpreting.Students will analyse the complex linguistic, cultural andethical challenges of interpreting in legal settings, withconsideration given to a range of issues. Students willexplore the theoretical foundations of the law. Legal terminologyand roles of various participants in the legalsystem, as well as interpretation issues faced specificallyby Auslan interpreters.TRAN900 Grammar, Meaning andDiscourse4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the analysis of natural discourse;language as a system for meaning and wording; the relationshipbetween language and its social context; and theconstitution of different discourse types.TRAN903 Languages and Cultures inContact4 pg cpThe unit aims to provide students with the opportunity todevelop a reasoned understanding of the impact of culturalpatterns (beliefs and values) on an individual’s verbaland non-verbal behaviours.TRAN904 Cross-cultural Pragmatics forTranslators and Interpreters4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to linguistic pragmaticsshowing the relevance of an understanding of specificsocial and cognitive contexts to the analysis of spokenand written discourse.TRAN907 Stylistics and Translation ofLiterature4 pg cpPrerequisite: LING900This unit explores the use of linguistics in the study ofstyle; the meaning of literary texts and their value in particularcommunities; the status of texts as literary artifacts;stylistics and translating and second language literatures;language, literature and sociocultural background;genre and linguistic description; verbal art and crossdisciplinaryissues.PSYCHOLOGYABST800 Indigenous Social Health4 pg cpThis unit is for non-indigenous students. It explores thecultural and environmental patterns of indigenous socialhealth (focusing on Australian and S-W Pacific region)particularly as they relate to traditional healing and otherindigenous health strategies, the land, recent strategies toaddress indigenous health issues, and the relationshipbetween health and development. Skills training in culturallyappropriate interventions.ABST801 Indigenous Health Workers I4 pg cpIndigenous identity is a requirement for enrolment. Theunit explores the cultural and environmental patterns ofindigenous social health (focusing on Australian and S-WPacific region) particularly as they relate to traditionalhealing and other indigenous health strategies, the land,recent strategies to address indigenous health issues, andthe relationship between health and development. Skillsdevelopment.ABST802 Indigenous Health Workers II4 pg cpPrerequisite: ABST801This unit provides further theory and skills developmentfor Indigenous health workers.PSY863 Research Design and Evaluation4 pg cpThis unit covers a range of issues in the research areaincluding the formulation of appropriate research questions;choosing appropriate methods; analysing data; ethicalconsiderations including possible conflict betweenthe role of the researcher and the role of therapist; objectivityand subjectivity; measurement issues; evaluation.PSY868 Psychotherapy4 pg cpThis unit examinies the basic assumptions and proceduresof psychodynamic psychotherapy. Comparisonswith other current therapies will be made where feasible.Content includes the following areas: theoretical underpinningsof the psychodynamic position, basic rules ofthe technique, selection of clients, the therapeuticalliance resistance and acting out, etc.PSY904 Counselling and CulturalPerspectives4 pg cpThis unit provides theoretical and skills training in interviewingand counselling. Exploration is made of thecounselling alliance with particular focus on cultural factorssuch as race, gender, age, sexuality and (dis)ability.PSY917 Therapy with Children andFamilies4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the acquisition of clinical skillsrelated to assessment of and therapy with families, children,adolescents and couples, highlighting the dysfunctionalaspect of family systems. Students will gain anunderstanding of some of the major familial influencesupon the emotional, cognitive and behavioural develop-301