PSY5109 Cognitive and behavioural therapies: Processes and applications B
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY5109 Cognitive and behavioural therapies: Processes and applications B is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs PSY5104.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 36 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY5109
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PSY5109
No unit lists PSY5109 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M6046.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit extends your foundational knowledge and skills in CBT and generic therapeutic processes to evidence-based interventions for specific clinical presentations including anxiety disorders and trauma, eating disorders, psychosis, and sleep disorders. The unit also introduces you to family therapy principles and systems-based interventions to prepare you to deliver evidence-based therapies to children, parents and families.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Skills demonstration and reflection: Delivering a psychological intervention (20 mins) (pass/fail)DemonstrationCompetency hurdle-
- Worksheet: Evidence-based interventions (1 page) (pass/fail)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Formulation and treatment plan (750 words) (pass/Fail)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Differentiate the evidence-informed interventions for specific clinical presentations.
- 2
Deliver key cognitive and behavioural interventions that relate to the client’s presentation, socio-cultural context, and goals.
- 3
Formulate cognitive conceptualisations and treatment plans for a child or adolescent that is reflective of their systemic-context.
- 4
Describe evidence-informed interventions and processes for working with parents to support the mental health of their child or adolescent.
- 5
Manage multiple people, and their different emotional experiences, in the therapeutic environment with warmth and curiosity
- 6
Engage in reflective practice of therapeutic style and skill development
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
Twelve seminars of three hours for a total of 36 hours.
Preparation / self-directed study: One hour per week to prepare for or apply learning from the seminars and twelve hours preparation for assessment tasks.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Katherine Lawrence
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Erin Mckay
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY5109?
You need PSY5104 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is PSY5109 offered?
In 2025, PSY5109 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is PSY5109?
The handbook expects about 36 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does PSY5109 have an exam?
No. PSY5109 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.