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: DPCL or MPCL.

Synopsis

This course focuses on discipline knowledge and basic professional and interpersonal competencies required of students before commencing supervised practice in both mental 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 and report writing, 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, video-based self reflective learning and feedback, readings, assignments and web-based discussion groups.