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Unit Overview

Description

This unit will provide students with the opportunity to gain the hands-on experience necessary to competently conduct Fetal Alcohol Sepctrum Disorder (FASD) assessments in a multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary clinical setting (as per their professional background). This will include a combination of observing assessments, conducting assessments (face-to-face or telehealth), report writing and taking part in case conferences.

Credit
6 points
Offering
(see Timetable)
AvailabilityLocationMode
Non-standard teaching periodUWA (Perth)Off-campus
Non-standard teaching periodUWA (Perth)Off-campus
Semester 2UWA (Perth)Off-campus
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) demonstrate a practical understanding of how a multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary clinic runs; (2) demonstrate experience in conducting FASD assessments (discipline specific); and (3) demonstrate practical experience in writing FASD reports and delivering feedback to families as appropriate.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) placement activities and (2) placement documentation. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the placement activities and placement documentation components.

This unit is assessed on an ungraded pass/ungraded failed basis. All assessment items must be successfully completed.

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Professor Carmela Pestell and Dr Grace Tan
Unit rules
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
73260 Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
and Successful completion of
one Unit(s) PSYC5524 Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Co-requisites
Enrolment in
Unit(s) PSYC5525 Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
or Unit(s) PSYC5526 Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
or Successful completion of
PSYC5525 Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Contact hours
Contact hours will vary depending on the placement arrangement.
Peer supervision (optional) will be offered 1x month for 1-2 hours.
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  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.

Face to face

Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.

Online flexible

100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.

Online timetabled

100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.

Online Restricted

Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.

NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.

External

No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.

Off-campus

Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.

Multi-mode

Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.