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Clinical Placement 1 (PSYC90012)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
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Students are required to complete 40 days placement in the University of Melbourne Psychology Clinic at Blackwood Street, North Melbourne. The placement will combine patient contact, supervision and the optional delivery of training. Over the 40 days, students are required to complete at least 15 hours of psychological assessments and to accrue a further 85 hours of face-to-face contact with patients (assessment and ongoing treatment of adults). Overall students will carry out 100 hours of psychological assessment and treatment. Most of these hours will be spent providing individual treatment, although there may also be scope of group treatment. Weekly individual supervision will be augmented with fortnightly group supervision. Supervisors for the Clinic placement will be registered as both psychologists and supervisors with the Psychology Board of Australia. They will also be a member (or eligible for membership) of the College of Clinical Psychologists of the Australian Psychological Society. Students undertaking this placement must be provisionally registered with the Psychology Board of Australia and hold current Police and Working with Children's checks.
Students will also be required to attend 10 workshops that address specific clinical skills and are practical in nature.
Intended learning outcomes
The subject aims to provide the students with opportunities to experience a range of clinical presentatin in adult patients and to begin functionning as a clinical psychologist, under the supervision of a supervisor. Students will receive experience in history taking, conducting a mental state examination, arriving at a case formulation and making treatment plans. Under supervision, students will be given the opportunity to develop competence in the proivision of psychological treatments to individuals and (where appropriate) groups. In addition, the subject aims to give the student experience of professional psychology practice, including professional presentation, report writing and record keeping, managing a clinical caseload, and liaision with other professional practitioners.
Generic skills
This placement subject is designed to promote an in-depth understanding of specialist practice, to expand the range of ways in which learning occurs; to develop a capacity to work collaboratively, to confront and manage unfamiliar problems, to value different cultures, and to develop a high regard for human rights, ethics and equity.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in one of the following Psychology professional training programs, 527CL, 527CN, 080CL, 080CN or MC-PSYCHCS
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PSYC90008 | Ethics and Professional Issues | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of APAC approved psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
A hurdle requirement of
(i) attendance at placement for 100 hours face to face clinical work (assessment and treatment);
(ii) At least 80% attendance at the following workshops ; Interviewing and Counselling 1 and 2 (held during the summer intensive period); Mental state examination (held during the January Intensive period), History taking and diagnostic interviewing and, 4 X 1.5 hour workshops on Wechsler test administration, scoring and interpretation, Mindfulness and Self-Care
(iii) Students must provide evidence that log books are checked and endorsed by their primary placement supervisor AT LEAST every fortnight.
2. Completion of placement goals assessed on a pass/fail basis throughout year. 100%
The assessment is undertaken by the Placement Coordinator, in consultation with the supervisor, on the basis of satisfactory attainment of placement goals following APAC accreditation placement standards. Placement goals are as follows: Experience in the administration and interpretation of a range of psychological assessment strategies and the writing of psychological reports; understanding of typical courses and prognoses of disorders, and capacity to develop appropriate treatment and management plans; experience with a variety of intervention strategies, which may include case management, individual therapy, family therapy and/or group interventions, and to be capable of evaluating those interventions; experience in functioning as an independent clinical psychologist within the facility, although closely supervised by placement supervisors
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
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Principal coordinator Lisa Phillips Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Equivalent of 80 hours face to face client work over approximately 26 weeks. Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 May 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Year Long contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Last updated: 3 November 2022