Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

School

Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week

Assessment methods

Essays

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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Course description

This course introduces students to working in mental health as a psychotherapist from the perspective of interpersonal psychodynamic theory and one additional evidenced-informed psychotherapy such as CBT utilising focused psychological strategies. The course is designed to deepen students¿ understanding of mental health conditions and how to work effectively as a psychotherapist. Students will be expected to be working with clients during the course and will be provided with supervision. Students will apply the basics of assessment and engage in demonstrated application of the specific theories studied.