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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

309511 (v.1) Psychology 793 - Clinical Child

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Tuition Patterns

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Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): Admission into 309500 (v.1) Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology) or any previous version
OR
Admission into 187204 (v.6) Master of Psychology or any previous version
Syllabus: Theoretical knowledge and practical experience in clinical child psychology. This unit emphasises the aetiology, assessment, diagnosis, conceptualisation and treatment of clinical problems of children and adolescents. These problems will be considered within the relevant social context, such as the family, the school, and children's friendships. The most common child clinical problems as well as best practice guidelines and empirically validated intervention strategies are covered.
Field of Education: 090701 Psychology
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External