CPS5008 Principles of working with parents
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
CPS5008 Principles of working with parents is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs CPS5001, CPS5002, CPS5003, CPS5004 and (CPS5005 or CPS5006).
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CPS5008
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After CPS5008
No unit lists CPS5008 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit will examine an understanding of the role of parents in their child's development and different ways of working with parents from a psychodynamic and developmental perspective. Consideration will be made of the following ways of working with parents and the similarities and difference in the models: parent therapy; parent and child work combined; short-term and crisis work with parents; parent counselling; parent education; marital therapy/counselling; individual therapy/counselling.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flx blk |
Assessment
- On-campus workshop / Alternative assessmentExercise20%
- Written assignment 1Written15%
- Written assignment 2WrittenThreshold hurdle25%
- EssayWrittenThreshold hurdle40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically analyse theoretical and clinical concepts of working with parents;
- 2
Evaluate the importance of parents' own development as it may affect their role as parents;
- 3
Explore possible ways of working with parents as relevant to their particular needs and those of their child/children; and
- 4
Evaluate the difficulties that may be experienced by the therapist when working with parents.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials9 hours
In this unit there will be 12 hours of teaching and learning activities per week comprising a mix of teacher-directed and self-directed learning, including readings, video resources, online discussions, interactive tutorials, a reflective journal, and written assessments. In addition, students in this Unit will attend and participate in the half day weekend workshop.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Sarah Anderson
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Sarah Anderson