Psychology for Your Community
BESC1492
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Timeline
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June 23, 2024Experience start
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October 20, 2024Experience end
Experience
7/7 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Education, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Individual & family services, Human resources & recruitment
Experience scope
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Workplace culture Workplace health/wellness EducationSkills
project planning communication report writing data analysis researchIn groups of 3-5, the team will dedicate 120 hours each to the project (360-600 hours). Our students have various skills in the area of psychology including strong;
- theoretical knowledge base in psychology including brain-behaviour relationships, social/cultural/developmental/personality psychology
- Social/psychological research and statistical analysis
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Analysis and critical thinking
- insight into mental health and mental health disorders across the lifespan
- Understanding how patterns of behaviour and habits occur; how to change perspectives and beliefs leading to behaviour change
- Community engagement
Learners
Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
40 learners
Project
120 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 3
Deliverables from students could be:
- Policies & guidelines - review, update and edit policies eg. well being, bullying and harassment, access to support
- Training and development. co - facilitation of training. Contribute to training design, training evaluation. Could be for staff, members of vulnerable /marginalised community groups.
- Research, literature reviews, data-collection and analysis, and data presentation, report writing, report presentation.
- Report writing detailing pathways to help create healthier individuals, families, groups and communities.
- Needs assessments. Surveys of communities, families and individuals
- Well-being plans; Envision how individuals (or groups) can improve their well being through practical steps
- Online support groups
Project timeline
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June 23, 2024Experience start
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October 20, 2024Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Project examples that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Working with HR organisations or departments for assessments of candidates, including psychometric testing
- Working with organisations on organisational issues including improving workplace culture, staff motivation and engagement
- Advising on staff well-being, improved collaboration and participation, mediation.
- Providing community training, including bystander intervention in harassment and potential violence situations
- Working in community health assisting in projects promoting health and well-being
- Working on 'social problems' on a community, group or individual level, such as family violence prevention, alcohol and other drug addictions, suicide / self-harm prevention, LGBTIQ, violence against women prevention, employment, housing, refugee support, support of those with mental health diagnosis.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
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Timeline
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June 23, 2024Experience start
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October 20, 2024Experience end