Overview
This unit is intended to provide clinical knowledge of the research, theory and practice related to child and adolescent psychopathology. In this unit you will examine psychopathology in a variety of culturally diverse populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Specifically, you will use Case Based Learning to develop competencies in the application of diagnostic classification systems to child and adolescent disorders, including the critical evaluation of diagnostic systems of taxonomy.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Feedback
Students enjoyed the outreach assessment task but thought it should be weighted more as it was time-consuming and required so much creativity.
Assessments task weightings were reviewed with the Head of Course and a change is planned to the assessment weightings for 2021.
Feedback from Student Feedback
The teaching staff are extremely supportive and loved the discussion of the cultural implications in the CBL. This has enhanced my clinical awareness further.
Continue with cross cultural case studies and weekly discussions on cultural considerations.
- Synthesise psychological knowledge and relevant international taxonomies to evaluate and classify psychological disorders in children and adolescents
- Apply advanced psychological theories of the aetiology, progression, precursors and sequelae of psychological disorders in children and adolescents
- Apply advanced psycho-developmental knowledge to biopsychosocial models of mental health as they apply to the conceptualisation of psychological disorders in children and adolescents.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit align with the 2019 Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accreditation guidelines for aetiology and conceptualisation of clinical psychology.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 - Portfolio - 30% | |||
2 - Project (applied) - 30% | |||
3 - Online Test - 40% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 - Knowledge | |||
2 - Communication | |||
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||
4 - Research | |||
5 - Self-management | |||
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||
7 - Leadership | |||
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
1 - Portfolio - 30% | ||||||||
2 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||||||
3 - Online Test - 40% |
Textbooks
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
Fifth Edition (2013)
Authors: American Psychiatric Association (APA)
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Arlington Arlington , VA , United States of American
ISBN: 978-0-89042-554-1
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
It will be necessary for their exam at the end of the unit.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
h.g.madell@cqu.edu.au
c.l.thompson@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
- Introduction to unit content and Case-Based Learning (CBL).
Chapter
Johnstone, L. (2018). Psychological formulation as an
alternative to psychiatric diagnosis. Journal of Humanistic
Psychology, 58(1), 30-46. doi: 10.1177/0022167817722230
Mayers, S. T. & Agnew, E. R. E. (2019). Moving beyond
diagnosis: Shifting paradigms in psychology. Inpsych, 41.
https://www.psychology.org.au/for-members/publications
/inpsych/2019/February-Issue-1/Moving-beyond-diagnosis
Optional clips and readings
Code of Ethics - Australian Psychological Society (2018).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit weekly Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture
and article presented during class.
Due Date: March 12th 2021, 5 pm AEST
Module/Topic
-
Mental Health from an Indigenous Australian perspective
Chapter
Australian Human Rights Commission (2018). Close the Gap -
10 year review (2018). https://humanrights.gov.au/our-
work/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-social-justice
/publications/close-gap-10-year-review
Roach, A (n.d.). Liyarn
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit weekly Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture
and article presented during class.
Due Date: March 19th 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Anxiety Disorders.
Chapter
- DSM-5 relevant chapters on Anxiety Disorders.
- ICD-10 (Blue Book)
- Optional clips and readings
- Silverman, Pina & Viswesvaran (2008).
- Sepulveda, Alcazar, Alcazar & Storch (2014).
- Negreiros & Miller (2014).
- Slade, Johnston, Browne, Andrews & Whiteford (2007).
- Armfield (2005).
- Behar, DiMarco, Hekler, Mohlman & Staples (2008).
- John Watson (2006).
- Catchpole (2009).
- Jackson (2009).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: March 26th 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Unipolar and Bipolar Mood Disorders.
Chapter
- DSM-5 Chapters on Bipolar Disorders and Depressive Disorders.
- ICD-10 (Blue Book) F30- F39, (pp91-109).
- Optional clips and readings
- Jones (n.d.).
- Kelly (2009).
- Cheung, Kozloff & Sacks (2013).
- Clark, Jansen & Cloy (2010).
- Youngstrom, Freeman & Jenkins (2008).
- Youngstrom, Jenkins, Doss & Youngstrom (2012).
- Howcast.com (2012).
- Knopf (2012).
- Leibenluft (2010).
- Johnson (2015).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: April 02nd 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
- Child and Adolescent Elimination Disorders.
Chapter
- DSM-5 Neurodevelopmental Disorders (pp 59-66).
- ICD-10.
- DSM-5 (pp 355-360).
Optional clips and readings
- Nigg (2012).
- Cassone (2013).
- Watson, Richels, Michalek & Raymer (2015).
- Weinstein, Stafelback & Biaggio (2000).
- Akca, Aysev & Aycan (2011).
- Walker (2012).
- Brown, Pope & Brown (2010).
- Goodman (2013).
- Harari (2011).
- Henriksen & Peterson (2012).
- Wassom & Christophersen (2014).
- Ritterband, et al. (2013).
- Shapira & Dahlem (2010).
- Couric (2014).
- Howcast.com (2010).
- Barkley (2012).
- Winter (2011).
- Neilsen-Hewett (2012).
- Hodges (2014).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: April 09th 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorders.
Chapter
- DSM-5 Chapter on Disruptive, Impulse-Control & Conduct Disorders (pp 461-475).
- ICD-10.
- Optional clips and readings
- Alyward (2003).
- Frick, Ray, Thornton & Kahn (2014).
- Scott (2008).
- Rowe, Costello, Angold, Copeland & Maughan (2010).
- Barry, Golmaryami, Rivera-Hudson & Frick (2013).
- Schwartz (2013).
- Defiore (2012).
- Butten (2008).
- Tvoparents (2010).
- Tvoparents (2010).
- Dadds (2012).
- ABC (2012).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal: Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: April 26th 2021, 5pm AEST
Submit Outreach assignment
Due Date: April 23th 2021, 5pm AEST
Outreach Project Due: Week 6 Friday (23 Apr 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Child & Adolescent ASD.
Chapter
- DSM-5 Neurodevelopmental Disorders (pp31-41, pp 50-58).
- ICD-10.
- Baron-Cohen (2017).
- Optional clips and readings
- ASD screener (n.d.).
- Smith, Richow & Volkmar (2015).
- Vasa et al. (2014).
- Baxter et al. (2007).
- Hartley, Sikora & McCoy (2008).
- Macintosh & Dissanayake (2004).
- Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (2008).
- Kennedy Krieger Institute (2013).
- CBS (2011).
- NYU Langone Health (2013).
- Centre for Autism and Related Disorders (2013).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: April 30th 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Trauma and Stressor related Disorders.
- Childhood Abuse and Neglect and Complex Trauma.
Chapter
- DSM-5 Trauma and Stressor related disorders (pp 265-290).
- ICD-10.
- Perry (2001).
- Optional clips and readings
- Arvidson et al. (2011).
- Cloitre et al. (2009).
- Perry (2002).
- Perry (2005).
- Regional Research Institute for Human Services (2015).
- Smith (2011).
- D`Andrea, Ford, Stolback, Spinazzola & van der Kolk (2012).
- Craven, Brown & Gilchrist (2006).
- Finkelhor, Ormrod, Turner & Hamby (2005).
- Ford et al. (20013).
- van der Kolk (n.d.).
- Trauma Assessment (2011).
- Luxenberg et al. (2001).
- Ellis et al. (2011).
- Kaiser, Gillette & Spinazzola (2010).
- Warner, Koomar, Lary & Cook (2013).
- Stolback et al. (2013).
- van der Kolk (2007).
- Brown, McCauley, Navalta & Saxe (2013).
- Briere & Lantree (2008).
- Briere (2009).
- Anxiety Canada (2009).
- Post institute (2013).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: May 07th 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Learning and Communication Disorders and Intellectual Disability.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: May 14th 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Somatic and Sleep Wake Disorders.
Chapter
Somatic Readings
- ICD-10.
- DSM-5 (pp. 309-328).
Sleep Wake Disorders Readings
- ICD-10.
- DSM-5 Sleep Wake Disorders (361-422).
Optional clips and readings
- Mayo Clinic (2014).
- Mayo Clinic (2014).
- Mayo Clinic (2014).
- TGP Digital (2014).
- Wane (2012).
- Today Tonight Adelaide (2013).
- Khan Academy (2015).
- Howard Country General Hospital (2013).
- Koppel (2009).
- ABC (2009).
- MedCram (2012).
- iHealth Tube.com (2008).
- Stocks (2014).
- ABC (2013).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: May 21st 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Feeding and Eating Disorders.
Chapter
- DSM-5: Feeding and Eating Disorders (pp329-354).
- ICD-10.
Optional readings and clips
- Luck et al. (2002).
- Wikipedia.org (2019).
- Touyz (2012).
- Healthy Place Mental Health (2011).
- Healthy Place Mental Health (2011).
- Kelty Mental Health (2011).
- Charley Newhouse (2015).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Reflective Journal Content relevant to the lecture and article presented during class.
Due Date: May 28th 2021, 5pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Submit Online Test.
Due Date: June 3rd 2021, Midday AEST
Online Test in Class Due: Week 12 Thursday (3 June 2021) 12:00 pm AEST
Due to COVID-19 regulations, if you have any COVID like symptoms you are required to attend any lectures VIA the ZOOM link.
1 Project (applied)
1. Outreach Assignment (20% Due Week 6: 5pm AEST, 23th April 2021). The focus is on developing a psychological resource or product that is useful to a child or adolescent client (and/or parents). Marks are awarded for identifying and addressing a clear issue, providing a good justification of your product, using the literature, providing a useful comprehensive and professional looking product that would appeal to youth.
Week 6 Friday (23 Apr 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Criteria outlined in Marking Matrix on Moodle
Results posted up on moodle
1. Outreach assignment assessment criteria (Overall: 20%):
- Creativity of material, reasons for product developed and literature support for such a product (40/100 marks)
- Word choice in the product itself and in the rationale – short 1-2 pages (approx. +/-1000words) includes: Choice of topic explained – why did you choose this subject, what population is it aimed at and how will it benefit this population including reference to the literature? (20/100 marks)
- Conclusion in rationale for the creation of the product (20/100 marks)
- Spelling, grammar, style, succinctness, reference list (20/100 marks)
- Apply advanced psychological theories of the aetiology, progression, precursors and sequelae of psychological disorders in children and adolescents
- Apply advanced psycho-developmental knowledge to biopsychosocial models of mental health as they apply to the conceptualisation of psychological disorders in children and adolescents.
- Knowledge
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
2 Portfolio
1. Participation assessment (10%) relates to your overall weekly participation, engagement and contribution as an active member of the class. Specifically each week (to a maximum of 10%), you get 1% for:
- Presenting your material to the class, participation in meaningful class discussion.
- Posting and uploading relevant topics and materials on Moodle, in time for people to read and digest the material. Relevant topics include 1. ICD 10 & DSM-5 criteria for diagnosis 2. DSM-5 specifiers & subtypes: level of distress &/or impairment, comorbidities & associated factors. 3. Differential diagnosis, cultural, medical & substance use considerations. 4. Professional issues (including ethical/legal). 5. Risk&/or protective factors 6. Other conditions that may be of focus (DSM-5 pp. 715-732). 7. Trajectories & course of disorder 8. Treatment options for disorder 9. Formulation, which will include, for example, the 5 P formulation (Presenting, Predisposing/aetiology, Precipitating, Perpetuation, Protective/Positives) & the bio-psycho-social-cultural aspects of the formulation. 10. Other formulation models to explain how the disorder manifests & maintains.
2. Co-facilitation (10%). For one week in the term, your role is to monitor the Moodle site along with the unit convenor and respond to questions, help in ensuring questions are not too broad, to assess the usefulness of questions/topic areas suggested on Moodle and provide a synopsis on Moodle of the material presented in class, for the group to access. In Case-Based Learning (CBL), your role is to observe, help with the integration of knowledge, ask questions that stimulate discussion and summarise your observations/integration into your reflective journal by the end of the week that you were co-facilitating.
3. Weekly reflective diary (20% overall from 11 weeks of submissions: Due 5 pm AEST every Friday except Week 6). The weekly reflective diary is aimed at getting you to explore your own personal journey in becoming a clinical psychologist, scientist-practitioner and active practitioner. The primary aim is to help you make the link between your learning about the weekly case study, and your critical analysis of the case study, the class discussion around it and the presentation by the convener. Content of the reflective diary should express themes covered in Psychopathology class that week.
Criteria outlined in Marking Matrix on Moodle
Marked assignments will be returned one week after their due date
1. Participation Assessment
Each week (to a maximum of 10%), you get 1% for:
- Presenting your material to the class in a succinct format.
- Participation in class discussion, including asking meaningful questions and providing relevant feedback regarding material discussed.
- Posting your topic area by the previous Friday.
- Uploading your materials to the moodle discussion site, by the relevant Wednesday, ahead of our discussion in class, in time for people to read and digest the material. To help your classmates, please write a succinct summary of what you have found and signpost the most relevant article (so people can read just one article if pressed for time).
2. Co-facilitation Assessment
- Consistent monitoring and responding to Moodle questions and relevant feedback to peers (3/10 marks).
- Integrating viewpoints (4/10 marks)
3. Reflective diary assessment criteria (Overall 20%):
- Has a story and a narrative (10/100 marks)
- Is succinct and creative (10/100 marks)
- Reflections are deep and move beyond description to exploring own emotional world, reactions, values, beliefs systems, and assumptions in relation to material covered (45/100 marks)
- Includes critical analysis of the course content and the weekly discussions and other people's comments (20/100 marks)
- Consideration of other peoples suggestions with examples (10/100 marks)
- Spelling, grammar, style, succinctness, reference list (5/100 marks)
No submission method provided.
- Synthesise psychological knowledge and relevant international taxonomies to evaluate and classify psychological disorders in children and adolescents
- Apply advanced psychological theories of the aetiology, progression, precursors and sequelae of psychological disorders in children and adolescents
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
3 Online Test
Online test
The test will be 3 hours long with 15 min perusal time and you will be allowed to bring in a DSM-5 for use during the test. You will need to record your responses in a word document which you then upload into Moodle. You can use either two word documents (one for each case study) or one document to record all your responses.
Given it is an online exam, you will be able to access the web and are able to use information external to the DSM 5 and ICD 10. However, if you are using external sources where possible provide a quick reference. It need not be in APA format, a web link will suffice.
The test will consist of 2 case studies which will be the same format as the case studies provided for CBL and discussed in CBL. The 2 cases will be based on common child-related presenting issues not including Bipolar Disorders or Sleep disorders).
One case study will focus on an internalising disorder, one case study will focus on an externalising disorder.
Consistent with the case studies provided in class, the cases will be complex (i.e. there may be more than one diagnosis, and possible co-morbid conditions).
Each case will be worth 20 marks and will have 5-6 questions. Each question will indicate the total marks allocated to it.
The questions will be related to the topic areas covered in the course and in your summaries although you will not be asked about prevention, obstacles, assessment or treatment options.
Attendance on campus IS expected unless contravening COVID-19 guidelines.
Week 12 Thursday (3 June 2021) 12:00 pm AEST
2 weeks after submission
Possible areas assessed include:
- Diagnostic criteria, specifiers, subtypes, differential diagnosis and comorbidity – for example, you may be asked to come up with a main diagnosis, or you may be asked to provide a few diagnoses and to indicate which criteria the person meets as well as examples from the text to justify your response(s). If you are asked to provide differential diagnoses, you may be asked to provide a few differential diagnoses, criteria for the diagnoses and examples from the text to justify your responses. The same applies to subtypes and comorbidity.
- Risk and protective factors – you may be asked to provide risk and/or protective factors and examples.
- You may be asked to provide possible outcomes/trajectories based on the presenting issues.
- You may be asked to provide ethical and/or professional issues associated with the case.
- You may be asked to provide hypotheses and a formulation (but not including prevention, assessment or treatment).
- Synthesise psychological knowledge and relevant international taxonomies to evaluate and classify psychological disorders in children and adolescents
- Apply advanced psycho-developmental knowledge to biopsychosocial models of mental health as they apply to the conceptualisation of psychological disorders in children and adolescents.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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Why is academic integrity important?
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Where can I get assistance?
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