Overview
The course aims to provide registered psychologists with the opportunity to upgrade their qualifications, knowledge and skills and to provide training in clinical psychology, with a specific focus upon the needs of rural and remote communities.
Admission and Credit
Admission
Entry Requirement
Structure
Essential set 64 Credit Points
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
demonstrate the core competencies expected of a psychologist
2.
demonstrate an understanding of the social context in which behaviour and specifically mental illness occur
3.
demonstrate advanced knowledge about the theories and data related to abnormal and deviant behaviour
4.
demonstrate advanced knowledge about theories and data that underlie the major forms of psychological interventions in clinical psychology
5.
apply knowledge about psychological interventions at an individual, group and community level
6.
assess intelligence, behaviour, personality, development and neuropsychological functioning by psychometric and other methods
7.
demonstrate understanding of the systems and organisations in which clinical psychology services are provided
Related courses
Articulated Set
Alternative exit options
The Master and the Postgraduate Diploma make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.