PSY5020 Family violence practice foundations
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY5020 Family violence practice foundations is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2024. It needs PSY5011 and PSY5012.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY5020
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PSY5020
No unit lists PSY5020 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pass grade in PSY5011, PSY5012, PSY5013, PSY5014, PSY5015, PSY5016, PSY5017 and PSY5018 or permission required.
Students in all other courses must seek permission to enrol in this unit as an elective.
Overview
Family violence is a social issue with significant physical, financial, emotional and resource costs for individuals and communities.
In this unit you will be introduced to contemporary knowledge and theories informing our current understanding of family violence and critically examine how family violence impacts upon a diverse range of individuals.
You will also learn about current family violence legislation and policy, and some of the key approaches to assess and support responses to family violence.
Throughout the unit you will be encouraged to critically reflect upon your personal views, values and assumptions about family violence.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 1 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 5 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Case study analysis (1,500 words or 10 mins verbal pre-recorded presentation)35%
- Case report & safety plan: identification of, & response to risk & protective factors (2,000 words)40%
- Reflection (1,000 written words or 8 mins video)25%
- Case study (1,500 words or 11-12 minute pre-recorded oral presentation)35%
- Case study (1,500 words)35%
- Case study (1 - 2 pages)30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explore the diverse nature of family violence lived/lived experiences for individuals and communities.
- 2
Engage in self-reflective practice to evaluate your personal views, values and assumptions about family violence.
- 3
Analyse the gendered drivers and reinforcing factors associated with family violence through the lens of key theoretical positions and practice-based frameworks.
- 4
Analyse the multiple and complex impacts of family violence on individuals, families and the broader community.
- 5
Apply contemporary approaches to assess and support responses to family violence.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials6 hours
Students should expect to spend 20-24 hours per week on this unit to achieve the learning outcomes:
- 1-hour synchronous web-based 'class-time' for skills-based activities
- 5-6 hours self-directed learning journeys
- 4-5 hours readings or activities
- 7-8 hours skills-based assessment tasks
Each week there will be a one hour live class, facilitated by your Online Learning Adviser.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Francesca Collins