Overview
As a follow-up to the previously completed Clinic Team II unit, this unit is intended to provide advanced, supervised practice skills necessary for working as a Clinical Psychologist. This unit facilitates the further development of professional skills such as the ability to work both autonomously and as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Clinic Team III will provide you with the opportunity to continue to develop your knowledge, skills, and volume of learning with regard to clinical psychological practice. You will be provided with the opportunity to learn in a community based setting, and to plan, develop and share a case conceptualisation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
PSYC21008 Clinic Team II
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 - 2019
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).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
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
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and 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 Student feedback
IT issues were ongoing because of difficulties with connections delaying and disrupting lecture delivery.
To improve the processes around utilisation and booking of ISL facilities in all campuses around the country.
Feedback from Student and staff feedback
Disorganisation in the multi-disciplinary assessment overrode the benefits.
Recommend more specific inter-disciplinary planning and regular meetings with the inter-disciplinary staff members to ensure improved delivery and better preparation for students.
Feedback from Student feedback
Role playing is a popular activity
Recommend including more role playing and exploring better ways to deliver role paying between students online.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Apply theoretical knowledge into areas of applied psychological practice through the development and delivery of evidence based interventions
- Incorporate the process of ethical decision making and its application within psychological practice
- Demonstrate practical and theoretical skills to plan, justify case formulation and intervention strategies both individually and in group collaborative teams
- Drawing on evidence based practices, develop case conceptualisations illustrating a body of knowledge that includes theory, diagnoses, and intervention
- Reflect critically on knowledge, skills, and ability to adapt to a multidisciplinary approach.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books - 40% | ||||||
| 2 - Presentation - 15% | ||||||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement - 5% | ||||||
| 4 - Group Work - 5% | ||||||
| 5 - Case Study - 30% | ||||||
| 6 - Professional Practice Placement - 5% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||||
| 4 - Research | ||||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books - 40% | ||||||||
| 2 - Presentation - 15% | ||||||||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement - 5% | ||||||||
| 4 - Group Work - 5% | ||||||||
| 5 - Case Study - 30% | ||||||||
| 6 - Professional Practice Placement - 5% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.blunden@cqu.edu.au
c.l.thompson@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to unit and format of lectures
Expectations and assessments
Presentation of a case study (Sarah Blunden)
Completion of IPE survey
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Readings on Moodle:
1. Inherent Requirements for Clinical Psychology.
2. Reflective Practice in CBT (Bennett Levy et al)
3. Contracting for group supervision, (Smith et al)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday 15th March, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
Review of EDM model
Review of AHPRA Court and Tribunal decisions
https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Publications/Tribunal-Decisions
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Readings on Moodle:
1. Ethical dilemma
2. EDM Model
3. Psychologists behaving badly (InPsych 2012)
4. Mandatory reporting requirements
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday 22nd March, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
Self care presentation and discussion
Case presentation
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Readings on Moodle:
1. Perfectionism, stress and burnout (Kuhn et al)
2. Secondary Stress Self Awareness Questionnaire
3. Self care Assessment tool
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday 29th March, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
Motivational Interviewing presentation and practice
Preparation for IPE session - discussion of Joshua
Case presentation
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Readings on Moodle:
1. Motivational Interviewing self assessment for clinicians
2. Case of Joshua
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday April 5th, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
Consent and confidentiality in relation to the Mental Health Act
Case presentation
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Read:
The Mental Health Act and the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce 2013.
Revisit Ethical Guidelines on Confidentiality
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday April 12th, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Private practice vs government work
Advertising
Preparation of IPE 2 session
Case presentation
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Readings to source
- APS Setting up a private practice: Issues to consider
- InPsych 2014: The benefits and pitfalls of social media for psychologists. (On line access for members only)
- PBA: Social Media policy
- AHPRA Guidelines for advertising regulated health services.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday April 26th, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
Various lectures and workshops
IPE session on Wednesday 1st May 2019.
Chapter
Refer to Moodle for IPE documentation
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday May 3rd, 5:00pm EST
Mid Placement review to be submitted via Moodle
Friday May 3rd 5:00pm EST.
Professional Placement Review: Mid term Due: Week 7 Friday (3 May 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Discussion of working with children
Students to lead the discussion on play therapy tools they have used
Students will be invited to complete the IPE session evaluation
Case presentation
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Read APS Ethical guidelines on working with children.
Readings on Moodle:
1. A meta analytic review of CC Play therapy
2. The function of play in disasters (Cohen et al)
3. Effects of play therapy in children with ADHD
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday May 10th, 5:00pm EST
IPE assessment to be submitted via Moodle
Friday 10th, 5:00pm EST
Inter-professional Education (IPE) Due: Week 8 Friday (10 May 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
The process of the registrar program and registration to practice will be discussed in this lecture.
Case presentation
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Refer to readings on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday May 17th, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
The need for and accessibility of PD will be discussed
How to prepare a PD plan and issues for regional practitioners
Case presentation
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Readings on Moodle:
1. Professional development Requirements
2. Example of a PD plan (APS)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday May 24th, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
This week we will explore Indigenous issues in therapy and Indigenous assessments
Cultural consideration in both therapy and assessments
Students will contribute with their thoughts on Indigenous therapy
Case presentation
Placement discussions and supervision
Chapter
Readings on Moodle:
1. Tools and methodologies in Indigenous assessment and therapy
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective diary to be submitted via Moodle
Friday May 31st, 5:00pm EST
Module/Topic
Angry clients and de-escalation techniques will be discussed this week
Final wrap of the unit, the assessments and learnings to take you forward to placement and Clinic Team IV next term.
Chapter
Readings on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Reflective diary
- Student presentation
- Written case study
- Log of hours
- End of Placement review
All to be submitted via Moodle Friday June 7th , 5:00pm EST
Reflective journal Due: Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Oral presentation on a clinical case study Due: Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Written presentation of the clinical case study Due: Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books
Reflective journals are to be uploaded weekly.
Reflections need to be no more than one page on average and should reflect personal and clinical learning from the lecture and/or from discussions of their clinical placements during Clinic Team III. They should demonstrate the nexus of learning between placement activities, clinic team classes and professional reading. The journal should be utilised to reflect at a non-superficial level, the experiences and conversations during class that have stimulated your thinking and self reflection about your practice and development as psychologist.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Submitted via Moodle weekly with the final submission in week 12.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019)
Feedback will be provided weekly from Unit Coordinator to the student. Final grades will be given at at the end of the exam period
To pass this assessment, a reflective piece needs to be uploaded every week, not at the end of term. The reflective journal constitutes 40% of the final grade.
The reflections need to discuss the experiences and conversations during class and during your placements, that have stimulated your thinking, growth and self reflection about your practice and development as psychologist.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Incorporate the process of ethical decision making and its application within psychological practice
- Reflect critically on knowledge, skills, and ability to adapt to a multidisciplinary approach.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Presentation
Students are to present a de-identified case study to the class. The case study will present clinical information about a client seen during the course of their external placement.
The presentation must detail clinical history taking, a case formulation, provisional and differential diagnoses. Any treatment plan will need to comply with the case formulation. Students are required to lead the class in a discussion that will assist in differential diagnoses.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Case presentations are delivered weekly with final grades provided at the end of the exam period.
Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019)
Final grades will be provided at the end of the exam period.
The case study will need to clearly address where appropriate
- Clinical history
- MSE
- Case formulation
- Differential diagnoses
- Treatment plan
The presentation will constitute 15% of the final grade.
- Drawing on evidence based practices, develop case conceptualisations illustrating a body of knowledge that includes theory, diagnoses, and intervention
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
3 Professional Practice Placement
Satisfactory assessment of practice competencies as evidenced by midterm placement review documents that are signed and reviewed by on-site supervisors, placement co-ordinator and the University supervisors.
Week 7 Friday (3 May 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (10 May 2019)
Feedback of mid placement reviews will be given within one week of submission
The placements will be assessed on the competencies listed on the placement template:
- Knowledge of Discipline
- Ethical conduct
- Psychological assessment
- Intervention strategies
- Research and evaluation
- Communication
- Response to supervision
This will constitute 5% of the final grade
- Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Apply theoretical knowledge into areas of applied psychological practice through the development and delivery of evidence based interventions
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
4 Group Work
This is the multidisciplinary component of the course. Students will attend two sessions with students from Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology and will, as a multidisciplinary team, work through a case study with their team and also within Clinic team III. An assessment and treatment plan will be developed together and will be submitted after the second session.
Week 8 Friday (10 May 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Completed group document must be submitted online
Week 9 Friday (17 May 2019)
Feedback for final group document will be returned online
Completion of the IPE Clinical case document with the multi-disciplinary team that will be provided on Moodle must be submitted to achieve a pass for this assessment.
This will constitute 5% of the final grade.
No submission method provided.
- Demonstrate practical and theoretical skills to plan, justify case formulation and intervention strategies both individually and in group collaborative teams
- Reflect critically on knowledge, skills, and ability to adapt to a multidisciplinary approach.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Self-management
- Leadership
5 Case Study
The student must submit a de-identified clinical case study from their external placement workload.
This will be a formal case study and will take the format and include all the content described in the case study presented in the 2019 Placement Manual.
Students can use that template to develop their case study.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Online
Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019)
Feedback will be provided online
The clinical case study must adhere to APA guidelines for formatting and referencing.
The template presented in the Placement Manual for 2019 must be used.
Expression must be ethical, clear, concise, scientific and professional.
This will constitute 30% of the final grade.
- Demonstrate practical and theoretical skills to plan, justify case formulation and intervention strategies both individually and in group collaborative teams
- Drawing on evidence based practices, develop case conceptualisations illustrating a body of knowledge that includes theory, diagnoses, and intervention
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
6 Professional Practice Placement
Satisfactory assessment of practice competencies as evidenced by end of term placement review documents that are signed and reviewed by on-site supervisors, placement co-ordinator and the University supervisors.
Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Submission at the end of the placement
Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019)
End of placement reviews will be reviewed one week after submission.
The placements will be assessed on the competencies listed on the placement template:
- Knowledge of Discipline
- Ethical conduct
- Psychological assessment
- Intervention strategies
- Research and evaluation
- Communication
- Response to supervision
This will constitute 5% of the final grade
- Apply theoretical knowledge into areas of applied psychological practice through the development and delivery of evidence based interventions
- Incorporate the process of ethical decision making and its application within psychological practice
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
