Professional Ethics and Psychopharmacology
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 Hours plus two 3 hour workshops
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Admission into DR-CLIPSY - Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
OR
Admission into DR-CFPSY - Doctor of Psychology (Clinical and Forensic Psychology)
OR
Admission into DR-CNSPSY - Doctor of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)
Aims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-Campus Seminar | 3 | 12 | 36 |
On-Campus Workshop | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Unspecified Activities Independent learning | 9 | 12 | 108 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Case Studies | Individual | 50% | 2 |
Presentation | Group | 30% | 1, 3 |
Report | Individual | 20% | 1, 2, 3 |
Content
Ethics component:
- Confidentiality and informed consent
- Professional boundaries
- Report writing and record keeping
- Cultural issues
Psychopharmacology component:
- Principles of chemical transmission, the action of disease and drugs on chemical transmission
- Neurochemical bases of bipolar depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis, dementia and Alzheimer's disease
- Specific neurochemical actions of mood stabilizers, anxiolytics and sedative hypnotics, antipsychotics and cognitive enhancers
- Doctoral students will further develop their therapeutic skills by participating in an advanced-level workshop on principles of e-therapy and e-supported therapy
Study resources
- Reading materials.