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Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studymulation, development of a treatment program and evaluationof the intervention. Offered as a 4 day workshop.PSYS813 Child Abuse and Neglect4 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to cover social, economic and psychologicalfactors associated with the physical, sexualand emotional abuse of children; methods of public educationprevention, intervention and treatment; and legaland criminological issues.PSYS821 Working with Youth4 pg cpThis unit explores the major factors in the morbidity andmortality in young people. Topics may include: suicide,violence, sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, mentalhealth, criminal activity, marginalisation, resilience,and the interface between youth and health and other services.It includes skills training in various interventionsapproaches.PSYS822 Lifespan Development4 pg cpThis unit provides theoretical models of lifespan developmentwith particular emphasis on those that adopt aninteractive approach featuring both the person and the situation.Relationships with parents, peers and childrenacross the lifespan in relation to social health issues willbe examined, as will approaches to healthy aging andprovision of appropriate supports and care.PSYS823 Working with Children4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the acquisition of skills in interviewing,engaging, assessing and counselling childrenand their families. Students will gain an understanding ofsome of the major familial influences upon the emotional,cognitive and behavioural development of children.PSYS824 Drugs and Social Health I(Context and Effects)4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the social, political, economicand historical contexts of drug use, including the constructionof deviancy, processes of social control andsocial policy, fundamentals of the pharmacology, therapeuticsand pharmacokinetics of drug use with focus oncommonly used substances, issues of drug use andeffects, and the implications for special needs of nondominantgroups.PSYS825 Drugs and Social Health II(Interventions)4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with issues of detoxification,maintenance, rehabilitation and safer using practicesskills training in a variety of intervention strategiesappropriate to clients with drug related problems. Itaddresses issues such as abstinence vs controlled drinking,drugs in sport, methadone programs and drop outreduction and motivational interviewing.PSYS826 Evidential Interviewing4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theoretical and skills trainingin interviewing individuals, especially children, regardingalleged traumatic experiences. Expert testimony.PSYS827 Criminal Justice and SocialHealth I4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theoretical perspectives andpractical training in responding to criminal behaviourincluding clinical victimology, dual diagnoses, communityrestitution, crime prevention and early intervention,diversionary programs, probation and parole.PSYS828 Criminal Justice and SocialHealth II4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with assessment and managementof violent offenders, sex offenders, drug and alcoholabusers, risk of self-harm and people with personalitydisorders.PSYS829 Narrative and CommunityInterventions4 pg cpThe unit further develops narrative theory and skills,especially reflecting teams and written narratives. Itexplores theory and practice of narrative approaches incommunity settings. This is a new field and students willcontribute to identifying potential practices.PSYS830 Trauma: Legacies andInterventions4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theoretical and empirical evidenceon the legacies of childhood trauma (physical, sexualand emotional abuse and neglect) and adult trauma(dispossession, disaster, violence, torture, refugees), lossand grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, complexPTSD and common behavioural concomitants (such asdissociation, self-mutilation, violence and drug abuse).Skills training in various approaches to intervention.Offered as a 4 day workshop.PSYS831 Advanced Counselling4 pg cpThis unit offers rurther development of counselling skillsrelevant to social health issues. Theoretical and skillstraining in further counselling approaches such as SelfPsychology.PSYS832 Invitations to Responsibility4 pg cpThe unit reviews attribution of responsibility commonlymade by offenders (eg violence in the home, crime, drug309
Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004abuse, drunk driving, sexual abuse) and examines variousintervention approaches. Skills training in inviting individualsto take responsibility for their actions.PSYS833 Social Health Perspectives4 pg cpThis unit is an exploration of various approaches to theconstruction of health, wellness, illness, abnormality anddeviancy with a focus on sociocultural perspectives. Itoffers a critical evaluation of current prevention policiesand educational and program strategies and their delivery.PSYS834 Counselling and ProfessionalPractice4 pg cpThis unit provides theoretical and skills training in counsellingpractice with a focus on the counsellor’s contributionto the counselling alliance. Issues and skills trainingin the recognition and classification of psychologicaldistress, the assessment and management of high riskbehaviours and appropriate referral. Codes of ethics/professionalpractice in the context of hypothetical presentationsand current work are discussed.PSYS835 Social Health Research4 pg cpThis unit aims to prepare students to undertake qualitativeand quantitative research. Following a series of lectureson research design, statistics and computing procedures,students complete a qualitative, experimental casestudy or survey project.PSYS836 Organisational Change andDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with social psychology of workorganisations, with particular emphasis on organisationalchange and development. It includes theories of organisationalchange; factors that facilitate change, organisationalculture, organisational communication, power andconflict, measures of organisational effectiveness.PSYS838 Research Project II8 pg cpPrerequisite: PSYS837 Research Project I.Completion of the research project started in PSYS837Research Project I. The report should be in the form of ajournal article, prepared in accordance with the requirementsof the chosen journal. Students are encouraged tosubmit their article for publication.PSYS839 Research Case Study4 pg cpThis unit involves a case study report on work with aclient presenting with a social health issue. The purposeis to develop skills in single case study methodology andtheoretical clinical understanding of presenting problem.PSYS840 Psychological Testing4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theoretical and skills trainingin administration, scoring and reporting of psychologicaltests. This unit is available only to students who holdConditional Registration with NSW PsychologistsRegistration Board.PSYS841 Contemporary Issues in SocialHealth4 pg cpThis unit includes special topics and contemporary issuesin social health (e.g. Grief and Loss, Critical Incidents,Older Client, Supervision and Consultation).PSYS842 Professional Placement I4 pg cpPSYS843 Professional Placement II4 pg cpSupervised placement in a workplace with the opportunityto gain experience in applying the skills learnt inother theory/training units.PSYS837 Research Project I8 pg cpPrerequisite: PSYS835 Social Health Research.This unit involves developing a research plan, gainingethics approval and collecting data in preparation forPSYS838 Research Project II (data analysis and thesiscompletion). The project can employ qualitative, programevaluation, survey or experimental methodologyand can relate to any aspect of social health.310
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