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Unit of Study PSYC6002 - Psychological Assessment and Psychopathology: Children and Adolescents (2027)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    This unit includes a compulsory residential at an SCU campus in week 6. Students must successfully complete the residentials before progressing to placement. Those unable to attend should enrol in this unit only when they are able to participate in the required residentials.

Unit description

This unit develops knowledge and skills in the assessment and diagnosis of common psychological and developmental disorders in children and adolescents. Students develop skills in selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting standardised assessment tools in accordance with diagnostic criteria and classification systems. The unit emphasises culturally safe and contextually appropriate assessment and diagnosis with children and adolescents from diverse backgrounds and includes coverage of child protection and mandatory reporting requirements.  

Unit content

  1. Psychological disorders and assessment of children and adolescents  
  2. Neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents
  3. Cognitive and intellectual assessment
  4. Neurodevelopment and the impact of early adversity on psychological assessment
  5. Child protection and mandatory reporting
  6. Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
Term2
Term2

Learning outcomes

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:

differentiate developmentally typical behaviour from indicators of common psychological or developmental disorders, considering contextual and cultural factors

critically evaluate assessment and classification systems used in child and adolescent psychopathology, applying evidence-based and culturally responsive principles

administer, interpret, and communicate results from standardised psychological assessments in developmentally and culturally appropriate ways, and evaluate the strengths and limitations of different assessment methods and modes of delivery in varied practice contexts

identify signs of risk of harm in children and adolescents who may need protection and take appropriate action in accordance with ethical, and professional requirements

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