PSY8010 Issues and Skills in Professional Practice (FOSCI)

Units 1.0 (Psychology) Band 1

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: DOHP or DPCL or MPCL or MPSH or MSBH

Synopsis

This course focuses on discipline knowledge and basic professional and interpersonal competencies required of students before commencing supervised practice in both health-specific and more general settings. Students will examine the assumptions, values and social/interpersonal skills that they bring into their professional practice. Building on these, students will develop their professional knowledge and interpersonal/professional competencies, including interviewing, report writing and with focus on cross-cultural sensitivity and professional ethics. This course will be offered via three compulsory workshops on-campus, each of two days' duration, and by readings, assignments and web-based discussion groups.