UnitLevel 4Postgraduate

PSY4406 Psychological assessment and intervention

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

PSY4406 Psychological assessment and intervention is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Other periods
Monash Online
Assessment
No exam
6 tasks

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before PSY4406

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After PSY4406

No unit lists PSY4406 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite:

Must be enrolled in Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced (M5003) or Single Unit course code (M0014) or Professional Certificate of Human Behaviour and Applied Research (M9005)

Prohibition: PSY4503, PSY4270

Overview

This unit will provide you with a theoretical and practical overview of assessment and intervention that adheres to evidence-based practice. More specifically, this will include: 1) coverage of the theoretical background relating to the development of classes of tests; 2) scoring and interpretation of a range of psychological tests and classification tools; 3) exploration of a number of evidence-based therapeutic modalities that can be implemented with individuals experiencing common psychological presentations; and 4) reflection opportunities relating to client and clinician factors that can influence the planning and implementation of assessment and intervention methods in various psychological settings.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Teaching period 2Monash OnlineMo
Teaching period 4Monash OnlineMo
Teaching period 6Monash OnlineMo

Assessment

  • Intervention plan (8-10 mins recorded presentation)
    30%
  • Psychological report and summary (1,500 words)Threshold hurdle
    40%
  • Secure online tests (MCQ)
    30%
  • Intervention plan: Evidence-based practice (400 words)
    10%
  • Intervention Plan: The Therapeutic Journey (8-10 mins video & 600 word written supervision notes)
    40%
  • Case Study Report: Psychological Report (1,700 words)Threshold hurdle
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Evaluate theoretical bases,  limitations, and ethical considerations related to the use, interpretation, and reporting results of psychological assessment tools;

  2. 2

    Employ a range of psychological assessment tests appropriate to the various fields of psychological practice;

  3. 3

    Critically synthesize assessment data and integrate contemporary scholarly research to demonstrate evidence-based practice in professional psychological report writing;

  4. 4

    Reflect a range of possible client and clinician factors that shape the planning and implementation of psychological interventions, as part of an ongoing commitment to fitness for practice;

  5. 5

    Devise appropriate actions, including intervention strategies and formal recommendations, for positive client outcomes.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures6 hours

Students should expect to spend an average of 20-25 hours per week. 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 Ashlee Field
Claire Scoular
Chief Examiners
Dr Ashleigh Schweinsberg

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PSY4406?

PSY4406 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is PSY4406 offered?

PSY4406 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.

Does PSY4406 have an exam?

No. PSY4406 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
4
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Psychology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available