Overview
Clinical Practice 1 is the first in a series of clinical practice units. This unit is designed to provide you with the practice skills required for clinical psychology training specified by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) competencies necessary to practice as a psychologist in Australia. This training also prepares you to be eligible to apply to commence the Registrar Program post graduation, to gain an Area of Practice Endorsement in clinical psychology with the Psychology Board of Australia. By the completion of Clinical Practice 1, it is expected that you will demonstrate the AHPRA competencies with a small caseload of clients presenting for cognitive and learning assessments and for therapy with low risks.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Co-requisites: PSYC20058 (Interventions 1) and PSYC21001 (Assessment 1)
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Sute Unit Comments
Students indicated that, while they loved the clinical practice part of this unit, the workload was heavy.
Review the workload associated with this unit.
Feedback from Sute Unit Comments
Students indicated that they would like more training in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychometric assessments used on this placement.
Review how to improve the teaching and learning for assessments used on placement.
Feedback from Sute Unit Comment
Students would like clearer expectations about how to complete placement documentation.
Review the placement documentation so that requirements are clearer.