PSY8010 Issues and Skills in Professional Practice

Requisites

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

Synopsis

This course focuses on discipline knowledge and 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, developing a therapeutic alliance, and report writing. There is a focus on skill acquisition within the contexts of cultural competency and professional ethics. Learning opportunities include six one-day compulsory workshops on-campus, video-based self reflective learning and feedback, readings, assignments and web-based discussion groups.

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