PSY4405 Ethical and professional issues in psychology
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY4405 Ethical and professional issues in psychology is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY4405
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PSY4405
No unit lists PSY4405 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
The unit will focus on ethical, legal and professional issues related to psychological practice. Conceptual (e.g. theories and definitions) and practical issues (e.g. common ethical dilemmas and case study appraisals) will be addressed. Some of the issues to be addressed include: legislation governing psychologists, professional organisations, codes of professional conduct, and ethical issues raised by: conflicts of interest, children as clients, using psychological tests, and the provision of psychological services to a multi-cultural population, managing the suicidal client, the reporting of child abuse, and service delivery over the internet.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 2 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 4 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Individual Presenation30%
- Secure Online tests (MCQ)30%
- Essay (2,000 words)Threshold hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically evaluate the purpose of legislation relating to the practice of psychology and how to comply with such legislation, and the role of ethics in maintaining the integrity and cohesiveness of the profession;
- 2
Identify and review the ethical principles to be adhered to in psychological practice;
- 3
Evaluate and make high level judgements of the psychologist's responsibilities in relation to clients;
- 4
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of appropriate professional behaviour, and generate solutions to potentially complex situations;
- 5
Apply, plan, and initiate decision making strategies to assist in the maintenance of ethical conduct.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures6 hours
Students should expect to spend an average of 20-25 hours per week per unit. Broadly, this time will cover:
Video materials (2hrs)
Synchronous & asynchronous discussion (2hrs)
Synchronous web-based 'class-time' for skills-based activities (2hrs)
Weekly readings (4-6hrs)
Weekly skills-based assessment (4-6hrs, including formative assessment)
Knowledge-based assessment (4-5hrs, including revision)
Each week there will be a one hour ‘Live class’, facilitated by your instructor. This will be followed by a live office hour, where you can ask questions and chat with your classmates and instructor about anything to do with the unit or psychology in general.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ashleigh Schweinsberg
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Elvyra Rombs Soroczan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY4405?
PSY4405 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY4405 offered?
PSY4405 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
Does PSY4405 have an exam?
No. PSY4405 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.