| Semester 1, 2020 External | |
| Short Description: | Intro Clinical Supervision |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Psychology and Counselling |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 090513 - Counselling |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCCO or GDCN or MCCO or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH
Rationale
As the need for ethical, competent and culturally sensitive clinical supervision increases, it is critical that students receive training in theory, models and the practice of clinical supervision. There is a growing need in Australia, and globally, for competent clinical supervisors in the domains of counselling, psychology, social work and mental health nursing. This course aims to meet the supervision requirements for the aforementioned professions.
Synopsis
The course will focus on theories that inform clinical supervision, an overview of current models of supervision, the application of theoretical frameworks and the emerging scholarship and research on the topic of clinical supervision. Students will engage with topical areas through weekly classroom discussions and demonstrate critical thinking through the submission of assessments on previous supervision experiences, a supervision orientation and a research proposal on the topic of clinical supervision. The course forms the theoretical foundation of the clinical-based practicum.
This course contains a mandatory four-day residential school and 10 hours of mandatory online synchronous tutorials.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Understand the importance of clinical supervision
- Analyse the theoretical origins of the practice of clinical supervision
- Synthesise theory, research and experiential understanding of the influence of culture in the supervisory relationship
- Provide ethically and professionally sound practices in clinical supervision
- Engage in critical thinking through the development of a supervision model and demonstrate the ability to conceptualise and formulate a basic research proposal
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
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| 1. | Introduction to Clinical Supervision | 5.00 |
| 2. | Supervision Models | 9.00 |
| 3. | Processes and Issues of the Supervisory Triad and Dyad | 9.00 |
| 4. | Supervisee and Supervisor Factors Affecting the Relationship | 9.00 |
| 5. | Multicultural Supervision | 9.00 |
| 6. | Organising the Supervision Experience | 9.00 |
| 7. | Individual Supervision | 9.00 |
| 8. | Group Supervision | 9.00 |
| 9. | Live Supervision | 5.00 |
| 10. | Evaluation | 9.00 |
| 11. | Ethical and Legal Foundations for Supervision Practice | 9.00 |
| 12. | Teaching and Researching Supervision | 9.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=COU5003)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 55.00 |
| Directed 精东传媒app | 32.00 |
| Online Tutorials | 10.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 38.00 |
| Residential Schools | 30.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
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| Attendance Requirements | 1 | 25 Feb 2020 | ||
| Discussions | 130 | 35 | 25 Feb 2020 | (see note 1) |
| Assignment 1 | 50 | 15 | 16 Mar 2020 | |
| Assignment 2 | 100 | 25 | 16 Apr 2020 | |
| Assignment 3 | 100 | 25 | 03 Jun 2020 |
Notes
- Reflections based on online tutorials.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend the mandatory residential school and online synchronous tutorials. Students who are unable to complete the mandatory residential school because of Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances may be eligible to defer that Assessment Item in accordance with the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4). -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete the attendance requirements, students must attend the mandatory residential school and online synchronous tutorials to achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for this assessment item. To complete the remaining assessment items satisfactorily students must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must attend and achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for the mandatory residential school and the online synchronous tutorials and achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. To complete the remaining assessment items satisfactorily students must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. -
Examination information:
NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
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APA style is the referencing system required in this course. Students must use 6th edition APA style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide.
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Reliable access to the internet is a requirement of this course as the course contains electronic assessment and submission elements. Students who knowingly do not have reliable access to the internet should actively seek alternative internet access (e.g., Internet cafes, local libraries, or work places) for assessment submission and electronic assessment attempts. All students are able to use the on-campus student computer laboratories once access has been enabled. To be granted access, external students need to contact ICT and ask to have a student account enabled so that they can work on-campus.
Evaluation and benchmarking
In meeting the 精东传媒app鈥檚 aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Graduate Certificate of Counselling, the Graduate Diploma of Counselling, and the Masters of Counselling, and is benchmarked against the:
o internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review;
o professional accreditation standards of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia Training Standards, 2014.
Other requirements
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Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities, webcam, headset, and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in this course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect the same grades as those students who do possess them.
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Mandatory attendance at the online tutorials support requirements of professional counsellor training and membership standards and assists students to meet course learning objectives.