| Effective Term: | 2025/02 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychopathology |
| Unit ID: | PSYCM7124 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (PSYCM7016) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit will build of existing knowledge for working with children and adolescents in psychological practice to develop knowledge and understanding of complex psychological disorders occurring in childhood and adolescence. Students will develop knowledge and skills related to diagnosis in relation to aetiology, maintaining mechanisms, assessment and formulation. This unit will examine the role of clinical psychologists in multidisciplinary teams for supporting children and adolescents with complex clinical presentation and understanding pharmacological management of complex childhood and adolescent psychological disorders. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | |  | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Develop detailed knowledge of complex child and adolescent psychological disorders. |
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| K2. | Develop detailed knowledge of factors developmental and systems factors that impact on the development, maintenance, and management of psychological disorders in children and adolescence. |
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| K3. | Describe, explain and evaluate the process of clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures in complex presentations. |
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| K4. | Identify and critically evaluate treatment options for complex psychological disorders in children and adolescents. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate clinical assessment and diagnostic skills of complex child/adolescent disorders in a peer-reviewed setting. |
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| S2. | Apply diagnostic taxonomies and biopsychosocial assessment data for case formulation and treatment planning. |
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| S3. | Critically appraise and apply relevant literature to create an informed best-practice/evidenced based approach to clinical assessment and diagnosis with children and adolescents. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Demonstrate competency in clinical assessment, diagnostic and intervention procedures with children and adolescents of complex presentation. |
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| A2. | Evaluate aetiological and treatment models in clinical practice with children and adolescents. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: • Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of complex psychological disorders in children and adolescents. • Factors impacting the development, maintenance and management of disorders in childhood and adolescence, such as family systems and attachment.
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | 3 - N/A | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Examination of unit content, knowledge and skill | Examination | 40-60% | | 2. | K3, K4, S1, S2, A1 | Case formulation, diagnosis and treatment options | Interactive Oral Assessment | 40-60% |
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