Course overview
How do you apply psychological knowledge and interventions to improve psychological and practical outcomes? The aim of this course is to introduce the knowledge required to ‘think like a psychologist’ when designing psychological interventions in health, clinical, organisational, and population contexts. Students will learn theoretical foundations of psychological interventions, critically appraise, and design a psychological intervention for a specific context that is ethical and culturally appropriate. This course aligns with the program’s intent to provide psychological intervention strategies that can be applied across a range of contexts, including cross-cultural contexts.
- Individual-based Interventions
- Organisational-based Interventions
- Community-based Interventions
Course learning outcomes
- Explain how basic psychological intervention strategies can be applied across a range of contexts.
- Apply psychological knowledge in an ethical and culturally responsive way in preparation for improving the lives of individuals, organisations, and communities.
- Critically evaluate the design, implementation, and analysis of psychological interventions
- Plan evidence-based psychological interventions to solve problems in applied contexts
Degree list
The following degrees include this course