Hobart
This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
This unit aims to provide an overview of the most commonly encountered behavioural, emotional, social and developmental childhood and adolescent clinical disorders. Topics may include attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, anxiety and mood disorders, learning and intellectual disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. An evidence-based practice approach will be used to examine current diagnostic, assessment and treatment issues. Particular attention will be given to the need for developmental and cultural sensitivity in clinical practice.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Clinical Child Psychology |
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| Unit code | KHA722 |
| Credit points | 6.25 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Psychological Sciences |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Coordinator | Prof Kimberley Norris |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 3-hr seminar weekly |
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| Assessment | Written report - maximum 2400 words, (50%) Skills Demonstration - 20 minute video, (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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