Semester 3, 2023 Ipswich 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: PSY8140 and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCPS or MCPA
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 skills developed in the previous practicum to develop advanced skills in the area of Clinical Psychology. It is anticipated that students will be capable of 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 advance their knowledge and skills within the Clinical psychology field. While the objectives are similar to the earlier practicum courses, the level of independent practice and the application to specialist areas further challenges the student to broaden and diversify beyond their responsibilities in the earlier placements.
Course learning outcomes
At the end of the practicum, students should be able to:
- Apply case formulation, assessment, intervention, service implementation, professional legal and ethical principles, communication and professional and community relations to the Clinical Psychology context.
- Conduct high quality intake interviews;
- Formulate effective questions to guide further assessment and intervention ;
- Conduct and evaluate assessment and intervention
- Apply a working knowledge of the role of psychological interventions within an interprofessional context
- construct and present case reports in oral and written formats;
- conduct insightful self-analysis of clinical intervention expertise.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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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
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
Description | Group Assessment |
Course learning outcomes |
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Placement Performance 1 | No | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Placement Performance 2 | No | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |