HPS711 - Psychological Intervention 3
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 1: Glenn Melvin |
| Cohort rule | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H745, H750 |
| Prerequisite | For course H750: HPS708 |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | HPS915 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 1 x 3 hour lecture per week |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
This unit is designed to provide students with both the theoretical and practical framework for advanced clinical practice relevant to the treatment of complex conditions and clients. It focuses on skill acquisition in acceptance and commitment therapy relevant to this broad area, building upon and extending the knowledge and skills developed in Psychological Interventions 1 and 2. The unit will focus on understanding and responding to issues with engagement and resistance in therapy as well as understanding how therapy finishes from client and clinician perspectives. As well as providing new therapeutic techniques, the unit will also consider the media through which psychological interventions may be delivered, specifically teleweb services. Opportunities to develop clinical competency in these areas will occur through case analysis, simulation, practical rehearsal (role-play) and individualised feedback.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to complex clients and conditions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically evaluate and synthesise evidence-based psychological treatments for complex clients and conditions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Design, communicate and implement treatment plans using evidence-based psychological treatments for complex clients. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate engagement with complex clients in a simulated environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Identify and analyse challenges arising when undertaking therapy with complex clients including the capacity to respond to a rupture in engagement with appropriate intervention. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Task | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy simulation: 15-20 minute video Reflective piece: 800 words | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 2: Objective Simulated Clinical Examination (OSCE) | 20 minute therapy session | Pass/Fail |
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This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HPS711 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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Unit fee information
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