This assessment item consists of all placement-related documents. All documents must be fully signed by the supervisor that provided supervision as indicated on the respective forms.

• Placement Agreement
• Mid and End-placement Review. The End of Placement Review form must indicate that you have achieved 'Level 3 Competencies' to pass the placement
• Weekly Practice Logs
• Weekly Supervision Forms

1. Placement.

Professional Practice Placement is assessed through appraisal of practice competencies during clinical placements, and competencies must be reached as evidenced by mid-term and end-of-term placement review documents. These documents must be reviewed, approved and signed by on-site supervisors, the placement co-coordinator and the University supervisors. By the end of this unit, you will demonstrate Level 3 competence in nine core competencies that represent critical capabilities and attributes for effective psychological practice. Competencies 1 - 8 are specified by AHPRA and Competency 9 is a requirement of the Master of Clinical Psychology Course. Level 3 competence represents the competency expected to be reached before a supervisee can progress to their next external placement for Clinical Practice 4. Both your Clinical Psychologist/Board-Approved Supervisor (Primary Supervisor) and the Placement Coordinator must sign off on your competencies at Level 3 to pass. Your Placement Agreement, Mid-Placement Review, and End-of-Placement Review must be signed by yourself, your Primary Supervisor, and the Placement Coordinator and uploaded to Moodle. If you have not met all required competencies (including all nine core competencies and the APAC assessment requirements) by your End-of-Placement Review you may be provided with a further opportunity to meet these competencies with a Support Plan. However, this is up to the discretion of the Unit Coordinator in consultation with the Head of Course. It can be useful to discuss competencies with your Primary Supervisor before your Mid-Placement and End-of-Placement Reviews, to identify any areas where you are not demonstrating the expected level of competency and develop a Support Plan to address areas where you are 'not on track' before your End-of-Placement Review. To pass the unit and progress to Clinical Practice 4, all Level 3 competencies must be met.

2. Weekly Practice Logs and Supervision Forms.
You must submit your signed practice hours (Weekly Logs) signed weekly by your Primary Supervisor at the end of Clinical Practice 3 in chronological order. The Weekly Log must include the following; detailed total number of direct client activity hours, individual supervision hours, group supervision hours, and associated placement/practice activities. You are also required to complete supervision forms from individual and group supervision. All supervision entries in your Weekly Logs must have a corresponding supervision form signed by yourself and the supervisor who provided the supervision. Supervision forms must also be signed by your Primary Supervisor/supervisor that provided supervision and uploaded to Moodle in chronological order at the end of Clinical Practice 3.

The criteria are set out on the Placement Review forms and cover the core competency areas which define the critical capabilities and attributes deemed necessary to ensure that graduates are equipped to practice psychology safely and effectively subsequent to graduation. It is expected that across the entire Master of Clinical Psychology course students will demonstrate incremental development across these competency areas. It is therefore expected that there will be evidence of the development of competencies by the end of the Clinical Practice 3 placement, and that students will be rated at a 'Level 3' and achieved the level 3 competencies on the End of Placement Review form.
To pass this assessment task, all documents must be submitted.

1. Competencies for End of Placement Review (Pass/Fail)

1. Knowledge of the Discipline
2. Ethical, Legal, and Professional Matters
3. Psychological Assessment and Measurement
4. Intervention Strategies
5. Research and Evaluation
6. Communication and Interpersonal Skills
7. Working with People from Diverse Groups
8. Practice Across the Lifespan
9. Response to Supervision

2. Weekly Practice Logs and Supervision Forms (Pass/Fail)

Weekly Practice Logs must be signed weekly by your Primary Supervisor and uploaded to Moodle in chronological order at the end of Clinical Practice 3. Weekly Practice Logs should detail your total number of direct client activity hours, individual supervision hours, group supervision hours, and associated placement activities. Entries related to direct client activity hours must include the client's initials, age, gender, and description of the service provided in sufficient detail.
You are also required to submit all of your signed supervision forms from individual and group supervision, in chronological order to Moodle at the end of Clinical Practice 3. All supervision entries in your Weekly Practice Logs must have a corresponding supervision form signed by yourself and the supervisor who provided the supervision.

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 your clinical placements during Clinical Practice 3. Reflective journals should demonstrate the nexus of learning between placement activities, Clinical Practice lectures 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 a psychologist. Reflections should consider perspectives from the view of a clinical practitioner, scientific practitioner and or active practitioner level.

Each journal is to be submitted weekly to Moodle by 5.00 p.m. Fridays, to reflect on the week.

Each journal submission must demonstrate self-reflection on your practice as a psychologist, including your reflections on what you are learning about your own practice through the placement experience, your emerging strengths, and areas for development. Journal submissions should include some self-reflection on both the tasks and process of working with clients and other stakeholders. If any journal submission is lacking in self-reflection on your practice, you may be required to resubmit to demonstrate self-reflection before the journal submission is passed. 

This is a case presentation done in class during Group Supervision time. You will have a total of 20 minutes for your presentation, which should be around 10 minutes of you presenting your case study, followed by 10 minutes of questions and discussion time. The case can be any client you have seen in your external placement. The presentation should include relevant referral information, details of presenting concerns, your domains of functioning assessment, completing a formulation with the group and discussing differential diagnosis (where relevant), presenting your initial formulation (written prior to the group formulation activity), and your plan for assessment or intervention.

The Case Presentation is (Pass/Fail). Your case presentation will be assessed according to the following criteria, and each criteria needs to be passed to pass this assessment 

• Relevant referral information (including client initials or pseudonym, gender, age, referral source, and the reason for referral)
• Completed Domains of Functioning Assessment (with sufficient information to complete a case formulation)
• Case formulation (completed with the group and facilitated by the student) / differential diagnosis (where relevant)
• Summary of assessment or intervention to date clearly linked to the case formulation
• Clarity and quality of presentation
• Questions and discussion 

This case report is the third of a series of four case studies you will write over the entire Master of Clinical Psychology course. This case report covers a core skill of a clinical psychologist: to write professional assessment reports. You will write a report on one of the clients you have seen during your external placement. The report should be deidentified by removing names, date of birth (but retain year/age) and any other identifying information such as place of work. The case report should be no more than 2000 words.
The report must be accompanied by the cover page template and follow the described format. The report will include a Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Opinions, Intervention Plan/Recommendations, Evaluation and Reflection sections, and be presented using appropriate Formatting and Referencing as described in the Assessment Criteria. The placement supervisor needs to sign off on the report (i.e. they acknowledge that the report has been de-identified, the case sufficiently meets the privacy requirements of the agency and that the case study does not include any inappropriate materials) to show that they have approved the use of the de-identified information provided in the case study. 

The report is a deidentified copy of a report that you have written in your external placement. As such, it will have been reviewed and signed by your Supervisor. Therefore, the report must be of a sufficiently high standard that your supervisor has signed it for it to be given to a client. 

Whilst this assessment is Pass/Fail, to pass this assessment, the student must demonstrate that the report is of a high professional standard using the below format, passing each criteria.

1. Comprehensive Needs Assessment 

• A clear reason for referral is provided
• Domains of Focus are described, based on Domains of Functioning
• Relevant assessments are selected (including a brief rationale) and clearly described
• Assessments results reported appropriately under the relevant Domain of Focus
• Risk Assessment and management of risk factors are clearly documented
• Relevant behavioural observations including current mental state are described
• The summary of strengths and limitations reflects the findings of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment

2. Opinions 

A brief formulation based on 5P’s

• Formal diagnosis is clearly described using standard diagnostic/classification systems
• Diagnosis is logically discussed, well-justified, and integrated with the formulation
• Discussion about whether symptoms meet all diagnostic criteria using examples from the client's presentation
• Differential diagnoses are clearly described and include reasons for inclusion or exclusion

3. Intervention Plan / Recommendations 

• A brief outline of the intervention plan with treatment goals or recommendations clearly aligned with opinions described in the previous section. This includes adjustments made for culturally appropriate practices
• Provides specific intervention strategies that will be used for achieving these goals/recommendations and plans for managing risk factors if these are indicated
• The intervention plan is realistic given the experience of the psychologist, the complexity of the issues, and the number of sessions available for treatment

4. Evaluation and Reflection 

• A clear description of how you would evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, using person-centred and evidence-based measures of change
• A brief reflection on intervention including lessons learned and how practice might be modified in light of the experience

5. Formatting and Referencing 

• Report and reference list in correct APA format, including references to tests used
• Appropriate and clear language has been used throughout without jargon or colloquialisms, and grammar and spelling are correct
• The report is within 10% of the word limit (2000 words)
• The report has been signed off by a supervisor from the placement
• A supervisor has signed the cover sheet to indicate that the report has been sufficiently deidentified to submit