Overview

This subject is to provide the necessary professional knowledge and skills to develop and deliver psychological services for the purposes of illness prevention and health promotion, stress management, therapeutic interventions for the medically ill, pain management and rehabilitation after illness or injury. The second part of this unit focuses on civil law, and will facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and skills relevant to the arena of civil law and the common matters on which psychologists are asked for advice.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Acquire and apply a substantial body of knowledge and skills that are necessary when developing and delivering psychological services for the purposes of illness prevention/health promotion and recovery from illness
  • Expertly evaluate and communicate the breadth of matters falling within the arena of civil law and the common matters on which psychologists are asked for advice
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding and consider the factors that complicate the assessment and treatment of personal injury claimants and of the particular features of victims of crime and other traumatic events
  • Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the role of health on psychological functioning

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		3.00 12 weeks 36
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Workshop		3.00 2 weeks 6
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		9.00 12 weeks 108
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Case StudiesIndividual 60% 1,2,3,4 
EssayIndividual 40% 1,2,3,4 
ReportIndividual 0% 1,2,3,4 
Case StudiesIndividual 10% 1 
EssayIndividual 60% 1,2,3 
ReportIndividual 30% 1,2,3 

Content

  • The role of stress in health and illness
  • Clinical psychology and chronic health conditions
  • Differential diagnosis of psychology and mental disorders
  • Working with sexual dysfunction
  • Working with addiction
  • Introduction to civil law Civil competencies
  • Psychological injuries and torts
  • Mental Health Act Mediation and dispute resolution
  • Ethical, legal and professional matters in forensic psychology

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.