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<p>This unit will consolidate and extend on the skills and knowledge in evidence based practice. Students will develop their culturally responsive knowledge and skills related to improving therapeutic outcomes for clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including clients of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent . This unit will also support the development of knowledge and skills for working in multi-disciplinary teams to meet client needs. Students will develop their professional knowledge and competency across key areas including: self-reflection and deliberate practice, building multimodal networks and support services for clients and, culturally aware case conceptualisation and formulation, and incorporating feedback and evidence to inform the therapeutic process.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p>
<p>Psychological Practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People</p>
<p>Inter-professional Practice</p>
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<p>This unit will consolidate and extend on the skills and knowledge in evidence based practice. Students will develop their culturally responsive knowledge and skills related to improving therapeutic outcomes for clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including clients of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent . This unit will also support the development of knowledge and skills for working in multi-disciplinary teams to meet client needs. Students will develop their professional knowledge and competency across key areas including: self-reflection and deliberate practice, building multimodal networks and support services for clients and, culturally aware case conceptualisation and formulation, and incorporating feedback and evidence to inform the therapeutic process.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p> <p>Psychological Practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People</p> <p>Inter-professional Practice</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:
090701 - Psychology
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Flexible Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p></p> <p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/psycm7018">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<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 examine the social, cultural, historical and structural factors influencing the psychological health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other diverse communities</p>
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<p>Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing, alongside critical reflection on personal and professional assumptions, to support culturally responsive and culturally safe psychological practice.</p>
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<p>Select and apply culturally responsive and culturally safe approaches to psychological assessment, diagnosis, formulation and intervention with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally, linguistically and socially diverse backgrounds.</p>
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<p>Demonstrate culturally responsive and culturally safe communication and professional practice skills when working with clients, communities and professionals from diverse cultural, linguistic and social backgrounds.</p>
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<p>Apply ethical, legal and professional principles to interprofessional practice, including culturally informed communication, assessment, decision-making, clinical planning and referral.<span class="ql-cursor"></span></p>
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<p>Plan, undertake and critically evaluate interprofessional collaboration and consultation across a range of practice contexts, particularly when responding to complex client presentations.</p>
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<p>Cultural Formulation</p>
<p>Written Task</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
1, 2, 3, 4
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<p>Multidisciplinary Care plan</p>
<p>Written Task</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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<p>Exam</p>
<p>Exam</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
1, 4, 5, 6
Supplementary assessment available:
No
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<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
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Description of FedTASK outcome
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
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
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
FedTASK4: Digital Literacy
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
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Psychology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
090701 - Psychology
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Flexible Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p></p> <p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Blended Delivery - Berwick (Blended)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/psycm7018">View unit fees</a>
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