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| PSY5184 | Introduction to Psychology and Law | ||
| SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | |||
| Credit Points: 12.5 | |||
| Prerequisites: | |||
| PSY5272 | Clinical Psychology 2 | ||
| Description: | |||
| This unit introduces postgraduate psychology students to the legal system in Australia in general, and Western Australia in particular. Special attention is given to law and psychology issues as they pertain to the mentally and physically ill, children, older people who need protection, and the intellectually disabled. A specific focus of this unit is competency issues in all generations and the role of the psychologist in this regard. Full Unit Outline | |||
| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014