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Unit of Study MHN93001 - Developing Skills in Contemporary Psychotherapies (2019)

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Unit description

Develops knowledge and capabilities in evidenced based and effective talk based interventions through a critical analysis of key therapies from behaviourist theory perspectives. Applications of contemporary therapies to consumer’s mental health/illness needs is an important focus of this unit.

Unit content

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy theory.
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy theory.
  • Underpinning behaviourist theory including relational frame theory, arbitrary applicable relational responding and stimulus equivalence
  • Mindfulness based interventions.
  • Using mindful interventions to promote wellbeing.

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Not currently available in 2019

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 critique the evolution of the theoretical frameworks that underpin cognitive behavioural therapy theory
2 integrate and critique the behaviourist theory on acceptance and commitment therapy
3 critically appraise the theoretical frameworks that underpin mindfulness based interventions
4 generate a programme of mindfulness based interventions in response to consumer’s needs

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. critique the evolution of the theoretical frameworks that underpin cognitive behavioural therapy theory
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. integrate and critique the behaviourist theory on acceptance and commitment therapy
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. critically appraise the theoretical frameworks that underpin mindfulness based interventions
    • GA1:
  4. generate a programme of mindfulness based interventions in response to consumer’s needs
    • GA4: