PSYC348-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

Contemporary Issues in Family Psychology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

This course will explore some contemporary and controversial issues in research and theory in Family Psychology. Topics covered may include matters such as child abuse; discipline and punishment; role of family in adolescent development and socialization; multi-systemic family therapy and other family interventions. The emphasis through will be on recent research and theorizing about the selected topics, on the critical evaluation of research and theory, and on its applications to policies and family therapies.

This course will explore some contemporary and controversial issues in the field of Family Psychology. Topics covered may include matters such as child care and protection; attachment and parenting; youth gender diversity/sexuality; parenting programmes and other family interventions. The emphasis will be on recent research and theorizing about the selected topics, the critical evaluation of research and theory, and on its application to policies and therapies.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply the principles and understanding of psychological knowledge to the field of Family Psychology.
  • Demonstrate critical and analytical abilities by comparing and contrasting popular culture ideas with the scientific literature about families and communicating these differences effectively.
  • Demonstrate information literacy by gathering empirical family research through advanced database searches and critically evaluating, then communicating this information effectively.
  • Develop literature reviewing skills, including comparing and critiquing empirical research as well as interpreting and summarising findings accurately.
  • Locate relevant Aotearoa New Zealand research material and communicate this effectively in an oral presentation.

Prerequisites

PSYC206 or 60 points at 200 level from the Health Sciences or Arts schedule.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Jenna van Deurs

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Laboratory Assessments 20%
Literature Review 40%
Mid-Semester Test 20%
End of Year Exam 20%

Textbooks / Resources

There are no required textbooks for this course. Assigned readings for lectures/labs will be provided online via LEARN.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $916.00

International fee $4,750.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

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