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<p>Students will critically evaluate psychological assessment in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse. They will develop an understanding of the strengths, limitations, and ethical use of specific assessment tools and methods in these areas. Students will also gain knowledge of the implementation and interpretation requirements of some of the available assessment tools via their application to real-world case examples. Finally, they will learn how to share assessment findings with clients.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br>
1. Theoretical and applied issues related to psychological assessment and testing, including the process of psychological assessment in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse<br>
2. Basic measurement concepts and issues in psychological assessment, testing, and test construction in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse<br>
3. Ethical issues in psychological assessment<br>
4. Administration and interpretation of well-established tests and approaches assessing depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse<br>
5. Psychological assessment interviewing</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>Students will critically evaluate psychological assessment in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse. They will develop an understanding of the strengths, limitations, and ethical use of specific assessment tools and methods in these areas. Students will also gain knowledge of the implementation and interpretation requirements of some of the available assessment tools via their application to real-world case examples. Finally, they will learn how to share assessment findings with clients.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br> 1. Theoretical and applied issues related to psychological assessment and testing, including the process of psychological assessment in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse<br> 2. Basic measurement concepts and issues in psychological assessment, testing, and test construction in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse<br> 3. Ethical issues in psychological assessment<br> 4. Administration and interpretation of well-established tests and approaches assessing depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse<br> 5. Psychological assessment interviewing</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Psychology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/psycp6013">090701 - Psychology</a>
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning (Online)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
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<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Critically evaluate the historical, theoretical, and empirical foundations of - and advancements in - psychological assessment in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse</p>
K2
<p>Critically evaluate the strengths, limitations, and ethical use of specific psychological assessment tools and methods in the areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse</p>
K3
<p>Demonstrate knowledge of, and skill in, the implementation and interpretation of specific psychological assessment tools and methods, including culturally-designed and validated assessment tools for First Nations clients</p>
K4
<p>Describe key ethical principles related to psychological assessment and the use of psychological tests</p>
S1
<p>Apply knowledge of the implementation and interpretation of specific psychological tools and methods to real-life case examples in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse</p>
S2
<p>Generate practical and appropriate recommendations in response to psychological assessment results in areas such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse</p>
S3
<p>Communicate psychological assessment results with a range of audiences</p>
A1
<p>Apply relevant knowledge and skills in the development of ethical and practical recommendations to real-life psychological problems</p>
A2
<p>Apply relevant knowledge and skills that demonstrate well-developed judgement and responsibility as a scientist-practitioner</p>
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<p>Demonstration of the implementation, interpretation, and integrated reporting of assessment results and recommendations based on mock case materials</p>
<p>Written report(s)</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2
2
<p>Demonstration of the communication and interpretation of a case presentation, and a reflective practice task based on mock case materials</p>
<p>Video and Reflection Task</p>
<p>10-30%</p>
K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2
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<p>Mastery of unit content: Demonstrate knowledge of psychological assessment principles, implementation and interpretation of specific tools and methods, and ethical considerations</p>
<p>Test(s)</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, A1
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplimentary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Psychology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/psycp6013">090701 - Psychology</a>
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning (Online)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
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<em>Information in the Federation Handbook is correct at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to alter any course, unit, procedure or fee.</em>
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Internal reference: PSYCP6013 - U3.1