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PSY8140 Psychology Practicum 3

Semester 3, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Psychology and Wellbeing
Grading basis : Pass/Not Pass
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in MCPA or Students must be enrolled in MCPS and have completed PSY5130 and PSY5230

Overview

To practise with a level of expertise required by a Clinical psychologist, psychologists must be able to understand and critically apply psychological models and practice to specific fields. This practicum builds on the generalist skills and knowledge acquired in earlier practicum courses to develop skills specific to the area of Clinical Psychology. It is anticipated that students will be capable of more independent work at this stage in their training and will self-manage the mandatory requirements for practice and supervision logbooks and placement reviews.

The assessment in this course is competency-based. Students will achieve either a pass or fail for each assessment. Students need to pass all assessment items to successfully complete the course. These competency items form part of the UniSQ accreditation agreement with the accrediting organisation/s (where relevant).

This practicum course provides students with a structured situation in which to develop knowledge and skills within the Clinical psychology field. The level of independent practice and the application to specialist areas challenges the student to broaden and diversify beyond their responsibilities in the first placement.

Course learning outcomes

At the end of the practicum, students will be able to demonstrate identified competencies: such as case formulation, assessment, intervention, service implementation, professional legal and ethical principles, communication and professional and community relations in a clinical context. Actual content of the Practicum will include skills as identified in the respective Clinical College Competency standards (MPCL or DPCL) and Psychology Board of Australia registration competencies (MPPS). Specifically students will be able to:

  1. Apply case formulation, assessment, intervention, service implementation, professional legal and ethical principles, communication and professional and community relations to the Clinical Psychology context;
  2. Conduct high quality intake interviews;
  3. Formulate effective questions to guide further assessment and intervention;
  4. Conduct and evaluate assessment and intervention;
  5. Apply a working knowledge of the role of psychological interventions within an interprofessional context;
  6. construct and present case reports in oral and written formats;
  7. conduct insightful self-analysis of clinical intervention expertise.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Specific goals for assessment and intervention skills to be arranged between the student and his or her supervisors according to the opportunities afforded at the practicum site. See additional guidelines in the Practicum Handbook 100.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

The Australian Psychological Society Ltd 2007, Code of Ethics, Rev edn, The Australian Psychological Society Ltd, Carlton South, Victoria.
The Australian Psychological Society Ltd 2019, Ethical guidelines, 15th edn, The Australian Psychological Society Ltd, Carlton South, Victoria.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Practical Placement Performance 1 No 25 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Assignments Practical Placement Performance 2 No 75 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Date printed 9 February 2024