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PSTY5107: Psychotherapy Coursework
This unit of study is no longer offered. Refer to your handbook for alternative units available in your course.
2020 unit information
Coursework involves attendance at grand rounds, seminars, individual and group supervision at the Mental Health Sciences Centre, Cumberland Hospital. Candidates need to attend and participate in these activities and also need to conduct clinically supervised psychotherapy at a standard appropriate to the advanced stage of training in the discipline.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Brain and Mind Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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PSTY5105 |
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Corequisites:
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PSTY5108 |
| Prohibitions:
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PSTY5106 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Develop an understanding of the Conversational Model
- LO2. Apply the Conversational as a treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder, Treatment Resistant Depression and Complex Traumatic Disorders
- LO3. Develop an understanding of relevant therapeutic factors within a peer discussion context
- LO4. Understand, plan and apply assessment using the Conversational model based on the patient’s therapeutic needs for recognition of therapeutic progress and feedback at all levels.
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