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PSYC413 Professional Issues and Ethics

10 cp
Prerequisites Entry into the BPsychSc (Honours) or PgDipPsych courses
Teaching Organisation 2 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent of lectures, seminars and presentation of research papers.

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to important issues related to professional practice in psychology. Ethics of professional psychological practice and research will be studied including a detailed consideration of the Code of Ethics and the Ethical Guidelines of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the requirements of the current state and federal legislative frameworks and relevant Acts, standards such as the National Practice Standards of the Mental Health Workforce and the role of the national and state Psychologists Registration Boards (PRB). Topics will include issues related to the work of the professional psychologist as well as the perspective of their clients and colleagues. Practical issues in interviewing, report writing, supervision and case preparation, among others, will also be considered.

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