PSYC21004 - Advanced Clinical Intervention

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is intended to provide clinical training in the implementation of culturally-responsive, evidence-based, clinical psychology interventions to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Specifically, this unit will focus on developing competencies in working with complex presentations with a strong emphasis on the skill of case conceptualisation and treatment planning.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: PSYC20058  and PSYC20059 for CG17 Master of Clinical Psychology students. The CM49 Master of Clinical Psychology (Advanced Entry) students do not require these prerequisites.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 25%
2. Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) 25%
3. Group Work 25%
4. Presentation 25%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 28.57% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE unit comments, verbal feedback from students
Feedback
The lecturer's feedback on skills practice in class was useful
Recommendation
Continue to provide real-time feedback on skills practice in class.
Action Taken
The lecturer provided real-time feedback on skills practice in class.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
More case studies and practice examples will assist students in preparing for assessments
Recommendation
More case studies and practice examples will be provided in class
Action Taken
The lecturer provided relevant examples from practice to illustrate the required skills.
Source: SUTE unit comments, verbal feedback from students
Feedback
More detailed marking criteria for assessments would be helpful
Recommendation
Provide more detailed marking criteria for assessments.
Action Taken
A more detailed marking criteria was provided for some assessments.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
Between-class practice, while useful, could be shorter in duration
Recommendation
Decrease the duration of required between-class skills practice.
Action Taken
The required duration of between-class skills practice was reduced.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
Request that the participant feedback not be included in the marking criteria for in-class presentations and DOPs activities.
Recommendation
While seeking participant feedback will continue to be included in the marking criteria, the participant ratings will not be part of the marking criteria.
Action Taken
Participant ratings were removed from the marking criteria.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
Too many assessments
Recommendation
Assessments are to be reduced from four to three, so students have more time to focus on skill acquisition and have time for class discussions about interventions.
Action Taken
The number of tasks within assessments was reduced, rather than the number of assessments in total.
Source: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
The lecturer's clinical experience and knowledge allowed for some productive discussions which really facilitated learning
Recommendation
Continue to provide opportunities in class for the lecturer to share their knowledge of the topics, to help facilitate student learning.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
It may be better for the lecturer to allocate topics, rather than letting students choose topics, so that weekly the presentations were consistent with learning one set of intervention skills at a time.
Recommendation
Lecturer to consider allocating the student presentations to match the topic being taught in class.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Unit Comments, and Teaching Team Reflections
Feedback
The assessment criteria may be better suited to a non-graded unit, so the focus can be on learning practice-based skills.
Recommendation
Consider moving to a non-graded unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain and demonstrate the appropriate selection and implementation of evidence-based interventions for complex case presentations.
  2. Adjust therapeutic interventions, based on evolving case formulations, for complex presentations, using processes that are responsive to the cultural context.
  3. Apply evidence-based interventions in working with adults with complex case presentations.

The Learning Outcomes for this unit are consistent with the 2019 Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) Accreditation Standards, in particular, Section 4.2.3 regarding application of advanced psychological knowledge to culturally responsive interventions in the area of clinical psychology.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) •
3 - Group Work •
4 - Presentation • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Knowledge • • •
2 - Communication • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • •
4 - Research • •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8