EDF5562 Ethics for professional practice
Faculty of Education
EDF5562 Ethics for professional practice is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 8 units, leading on to 12 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5562
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5562
8 units list EDF5562 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
- EDF5567Contemporary psychological practiceNo reviews yet
- EDF5568Professional experience in psychologyNo reviews yetCoreq
- EDF5569Advanced practice in educational and developmental psychologyNo reviews yet
- EDF5570Advanced clinical interventions for mental health No reviews yet
- EDF5571Advanced psychological assessment and diagnosisNo reviews yet
- EDF5572Professional experience: Working with systems and groupsNo reviews yet
- EDF5732Clinical placement in psychology 2No reviews yet
- EDF5733Clinical placement in psychology 3No reviews yet
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite
Successful completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited fourth year sequence in psychology.
Prohibition
Overview
The aim of this unit is to develop your ability to practice ethically in a variety of psychological contexts. It covers the ethical dilemmas that might exist in psychologists' professional roles in diverse workplaces. Ethical, legal and moral issues are considered and discussed, as are ethical approaches pertaining to the practice of psychology, conducting research, assessments, and program design and evaluation. Psychologists' activities across a variety of contexts and communication mediums (including online service provision) are considered within an empirically supported ethical decision-making model. Guided rehearsal to support the development of skills relating to general professional psychological practice is also provided.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Weekly quiz (1600 words or equivalent)40%
- Report (2400 words or equivalent)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
apply the Australian Psychological Society (APS) code of ethics across a variety of contexts and professional roles
- 2
identify the ethically complex situations that can develop in the application of psychological principles in practice
- 3
draw from a range of empirically supported client and practitioner values and behaviours to ensure ethical behaviour in all aspects of the science and practice of psychology
- 4
incorporate decision-making strategies and empirically supported practices to enact and maintain appropriate ethical conduct
- 5
integrate ethical principles into psychological work in multidisciplinary workplaces.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
A. For students enrolled in the on campus unit offering:
• 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
• the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
B. For students enrolled in the online unit offering:
• 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities; and
• the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Nicholas Gamble
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Nicholas Gamble
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5562?
EDF5562 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after EDF5562?
EDF5562 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 8 units, including EDF5567, EDF5568, EDF5569, EDF5570, EDF5571 and EDF5572. Those lead on to 12 units in all.
When is EDF5562 offered?
In 2025, EDF5562 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is EDF5562?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5562 have an exam?
No. EDF5562 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.