HPY714 - Clinical Health Psychology
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Not offered in 2025- first offering Trimester 2 2026 |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Only available to students enrolled in H745 Master of Clinical Psychology (Post Registration) - new course first offered in Trimester 1 2025. |
| Assumed knowledge: | As a Level 4 Psychology program of study, this Unit assumes the attainment of Level 3 psychology competencies relevant to professional practice and research in psychology; specifically those competencies relating to working within the bounds of ethical and legal requirements relevant to psychology practice and applying professional practice policies and procedures, including as they relate to referral management and record-keeping, across a range of workplace settings and with recognition of different organisational cultures and practices. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Students will need to complete 6 x 1-hour self-paced pre-recorded lectures. |
| In-person attendance requirements | 5-day intensive workshop (35 hours - mandatory attendance) (Geelong or Burwood). |
Content
Students will learn to apply advanced psychological knowledge of biopsychosocial models of health in the assessment and treatment of mental health comorbidities and psychological issues related to chronic, sub-acute and acute health conditions, including pain and cancer, and further their understanding of the role of health and medical illness in the aetiology, progress and recovery of mental health conditions. Students will also develop their knowledge of psychopharmacology and its role in the biopsychosocial treatment of common mental health disorders, whilst also critically examining the role of clinical psychology in medication adherence and other health behaviour change. A key aim of the unit is to build students’ competence in the application of clinical psychology within health and medical practice settings, including rehabilitation. This will include a focus on the professional identity of clinical psychologists working within multi-disciplinary medical teams and the development of competence in secondary consultation and other critical communication modes relevant to medical and other health settings. The unit will be the opportunity for students to learn and practice applications of CBT and ACT in the management of, and adjustment to, illness and injury.
Hurdle requirement
- Students must completed all Assessment tasks to a competent level (represented as an Ungraded Pass) to proceed in this course.
- Students must attend and participate in all days of the intensive component.
Unit Fee Information
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