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Professional Psychology Placement 1 (PSYC90115)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75On Campus (Parkville)
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- Assessment
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Overview
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This subject is integral to the newly proposed Master of Professional Psychology course because it provides content and skill-based learning that is required for the course to be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council, which in turn will contribute towards students being able to become registered practicing psychologists upon completion of the course. In this subject, students will apply the skills and knowledge learnt in previous subjects in this course to develop competency in working effectively with patients experiencing a range of mental disorders. Students will accrue placement hours by engaging in simulated patient work and demonstrating competency in administration and scoring of psychological test administration.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of this placement subject, students should:
- Become familiar with the clinical features of many mental health disorders experienced by adults, problem-oriented interviewing and communication, formal clinical examination, diagnostic formulation, and case presentation;
- Develop an understanding of the theory underlying practical skills in counselling, interviewing, conducting mental state examinations and history taking and diagnostic interviewing.
Skills
On completion of this subject, students should demonstrate competency in:
- Synthesising information from multiple sources, including assessment of risk, to formulate a conceptualisation of the presenting issues to determine the most appropriate interventions, including management of risk;
- Administration and scoring of a wide range of standardized tests and abilities measures, and demonstrate understanding of their psychometric underpinnings and underlying cognitive and behavioural processes;
- Interpreting and communicating assessment findings in oral and written formats, including formal psychological reports, using culturally appropriate language.
Application of skills and knowledge
On completion of this subject, students should demonstrate competency in:
- Evaluating the effectiveness of their professional practice, identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes where needed.
Generic skills
Students in this subject will be given appropriate opportunity and educational support to develop skills in:
- Work collaboratively with others,
- Confront and manage unfamiliar problems,
- Value different cultures, and
- Develop a high regard for human rights, ethics and equity
- Develop effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Link theory to practice.
Last updated: 29 July 2022