PSYC9005 Advanced Applications of Evidence Based Therapies

Dr Marja Elizabeth

2019

4.5

1 x 3-hour lecture weekly

1 Admission into MPSC-Master of Psychology (Clinical)
1a Admission into PHDCP-Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)
2 PSYC9014 - Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a) and 2)

PSYC9052 has been successfully completed

PSYC9014 Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy has been successfully completed

This topic will aid the development of skills required for advanced and flexible practice of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), using the student's experience during their first placement and other case studies as a way of learning about the difficulties in the application of CBT. It will also examine the use of CBT with a range of problems, and clinical disorders, and comorbidities. The course will be taught in such a way as to promote guided discovery and use of CBT skills, using the framework of a CBT session.

The primary focus of this topic will be to help the student develop the skills required for advanced and flexible practice of Cognitive behaviour Therapy (CBT), using a student's experience of CBT during first placement and other case studies as a way of learning about the difficulties in the application of CBT. In addition, we will be seeking to examine the use of CBT with a range of problems, and clinical disorders, and comorbidities. The course will be taught in such a way as to promote guided discovery and use of CBT skills, using the framework of a CBT session.

On successful completion of this topic students should have:

an appreciation of the broad applicability of cognitive-behaviour principles
an ability to devise cognitive-behavioural interventions for a variety of disorders
current knowledge of the research status of cognitive-behaviour therapy in treating a variety of disorders
an ability to formulate cognitive-behavioural interventions for a variety of disorders
an appreciation of the limits of the cognitive-behavioural approach

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