1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

AY513 Research Colloquium
3 hoursper week Hawthorn Prerequisite: AYJIO
Assessment: presentation of a research proposal 50%,
submission of literatuve review 50%
A subject in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Objectives and Content
This subject is designed to extend students' appreciation of
developments in research related to counselling psychology.
Students in the program give brief presentations concerning
their proposed individual research projects.
Presentations by school staff and visiting researchers and
practitioners are made concerning current research in the
field.
Selected examples of published research are examined, which
constitute exemplars of approaches to researching
theoretical or practice issues in counselling psychology.
Recommended reading
Brown, S.D, and Lent, R. W. Handbook of Counseling, Psychology,
2nd edn, New York, Wiley 1992
Forsyth, D.R. and Strong, S.R. 'The Scientific Study of
Counselling and Psychotherapy'. American Psychologist, 41, 461-
466,1986
Judd, C.M. Smith, E.R., Kidder, L.H. Research Methods in Social
Relations. 6th edn, Fortworth, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1991
Heinemann, A.W. and Shontz, F.C., ' Methods of Studying
Persons'. Tbe Counseling Psychologist, 13, 111-16.605, 1985
Miller, D.C. Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement.
5th edn, London, Sage Publications 1991
Smith, M.L., Glass, G.U. and Miller, T.I. Tbe Benefits of
Psychothe~apy. Baltimore, John Hopkins, 1980
AY514 Development and Adaptation
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: seminar paper 50%, examination 50%
A subject in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Objedves and Content
Introduction to life span development theory analysis of
meta theories. Theoretical models derived from the
above metatheory, e.g. Erikson, Piaget, Levinson,
Bandura and others.
The notion of life transitions and their links to the
experience of stress and coping.
Problems and issues in conceptualising and measuring
-. w development and adaptation to life events.
8 Applications of the above theoretical material and
models to specific life events and transitions including
2 identity and intimacy issues in adolescence and young
iiiadulthood;
developmental problems confronting men
and women in mid-life and late adulthood; crises of
development such as substance abuse; stress related
illness and relationship breakdown.
Recommended reading
Crain, W. Theories of Development, 3rd edn, Englewood Cliffs,
New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1992
Lazarus, R.S. and Folkman, S. Stress Appraisal and Coping, New
York, Springer, 1984
Schaie, W.K. Adult Development and Aging. 3rd edn, New York,
Harper and Collins, 1991
AY515 Psychological Assessment:
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: practical examination involvinn the use,
u
intelpretation, and reporting of selected assessment procedures
(100%)
A subject in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Objectives and Content
This subject builds upon knowledge of psychometrics gained
from undergraduate study and is intended to equip graduates
with skills in a selection of psychological assessment
procedures.
Topics include:
* a review of the foundations of psychological assessment
including reliability, validity;
procedtires for establishing and improving the reliability
and validity of assessment procedures;
the assessment interview and Psychodiagnostic Systems
(eg. DSM-IV);
cognitive and behavioural assessment; Adaptive
Behaviour scales;
assessing occupational interests and references: The
Holland VPI and SDS, the W.A.P.S.;
assessing abilities including the use of WISC-I11 and
WAIS-R;
self-report and projective measures of personality
functioning MMPI-2 Rorschach, TAT;
conceptualising client and social system dynamics;
reporting psychological assessments.
Recommended reading
Bellack, A.S. and Hersen, M. (eds), Behavioral Assessment, 3rd
edn, New York, Pergamon, 1988
Graham, J.R. MMPI.2 Assessing Personality and Psychopathology.
2nd edn, New York, Oxford University Press, 1993
Groth-Marnat, G. Handbook ofPsychologica1 Assessment. 2nd edn,
New York, Wiley, 1990
Merluzzi, T.V., Glass, C.R. and Genst, M. (eds),Cognitive
Assessment. New York, New York University Press, 1986
Tallent, N. Psychological Report Writing. 4th edn, New York,
Prentice Hall, 1993
AY516 Counselling Applications
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: AM12
Counselling Theory and Skills Assessment: practical
examination involving case-studies (100%)
A subject in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Objeciives and Content
This subject follows on from Counselling Theory and Skills.
It aims to introduce students, in a workshop context, to
important topics in counselling psychology practice in
preparation for students' supervised practica and subsequent
independent practice.
Topics include:
application of counselling techniques to selected clientproblems
e.g. depression, anxiety, anger, interpersonalskill
deficits, decision-making, crisis counselling,
substance abuse, post-traumatic stress. rehabilitation,