CQUniversity Unit Profile.

This assessment item consists of all placement-related documents. All documents must be fully signed by the student and relevant supervisors as indicated on the respective forms.

• Placement Agreement
• Mid and End-placement Review. The End of Placement Review form must indicate that you are 'on track' for all competencies at 'Level 3' to pass this assessment
• Weekly Practice Logs
• Weekly Supervision Forms
• Supervisor-Verified Informed Consent Log

1. Placement.

Clinical Practice 3 is assessed through appraisal of practice competencies demonstrated during your clinical placement. Competencies must be achieved as evidenced in both Mid-Placement and End-of-Placement Review documents, which must be reviewed, approved, and signed by your Primary (Board-Approved) Supervisor and the Placement Coordinator. By the end of this unit, you are required to demonstrate Level 3 competence across the eight core competencies specified by AHPRA, representing the critical capabilities and attributes required for safe and effective psychological practice. Level 3 competence is the standard required before progression to Clinical Practice 4. To pass the unit and progress, all Level 3 competencies must be met and formally signed off by your Primary Supervisor and the Placement Coordinator. Your Placement Agreement, Mid-Placement Review, and End-of-Placement Review must be signed by you, your Primary Supervisor, and the Placement Coordinator, and uploaded to Moodle. If all required competencies are not met by the End-of-Placement Review, you may be offered a further opportunity to demonstrate competence through a Support Plan; however, this is at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator in consultation with the Head of Course. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your progress with your Primary Supervisor prior to both review points to identify any areas where you are not yet meeting the expected standard and to develop a proactive Support Plan where required.

2. Logs and Supervision Forms.
You are required to submit signed Weekly Logs documenting your practice hours at the conclusion of Clinical Practice 3. Logs must be completed in chronological order and signed weekly by your Primary Supervisor. Each log must clearly detail total direct client activity hours, individual supervision hours, group supervision hours, and associated placement/practice activities. You must also submit your supervisor-verified informed consent log, signed by your supervisors, at the end of the placement. In addition, supervision forms must be completed for all individual and group supervision sessions. Each individual supervision record must include critical self-reflection and documented supervisor review and evaluative comments within the designated feedback section. Every supervision entry recorded in your Weekly Logs must have a corresponding supervision form signed by both you and the supervisor who provided the supervision. All supervision forms must be signed and uploaded to Moodle in chronological order at the end of Clinical Practice 3.

The 72-hour grace period applies to submission of this assessment.  You must not use AI at any point during this assessment. You must demonstrate your skills and knowledge.

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 you are equipped to practice psychology safely and effectively subsequent to graduation. It is expected that across the entire Master of Clinical Psychology course, you 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.                    Psychological science and evidence-based practice
2.                    Psychological assessment
3.                    Psychological intervention
4.                    Professional, ethical and legal practice
5.                    Reflexivity, deliberate practice and self-care
6.                    Communication, collaboration and digital practice
7.                    Health equity, human rights and diversity
8.                    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, equity and cultural safety

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.

The 72-hour grace period applies to submission of this assessment.  You must not use AI at any point during this assessment. You must demonstrate your skills and knowledge.

Each student will do a presentation in class. The presentation should be about a client that you have seen in the current placement. It must include intake information and may include further information from subsequent sessions with the client. You should guide the class in doing a 5P formulation as part of your presentation, then present a differential diagnosis and a plan or report of further assessment and/or intervention after the intake process. You should plan for around 30 minutes for the presentation, group 5Ps, and discussion. You should upload a link to one or two relevant academic journal articles prior to your presentation, and clearly explain in the presentation how your chosen article(s) relate to the case being presented.

The 72-hour grace period applies to submission of this assessment.  You must not use AI at any point during this assessment. You must demonstrate your skills and knowledge.

A link to a relevant research article must be added to the Moodle discussion board before the presentation day.
The presentation must be of a client that you have seen in the current placement.
It must include intake information and may include further information from subsequent sessions with the client.
It should consider ethical issues including risk assessment if required.
The presentation should include evidence of the relevance of the chosen research article
The in-class presentation must include guiding the class in doing a 5P formulation, and then presenting a differential diagnosis.
It must include a plan or report of further assessment and/or intervention after the intake process.
It should engage the class in discussion.
It should take around 30 minutes for the presentation, group 5Ps, and discussion.

This case report is the final of a series of four case studies you will write over the entire Master of Clinical Psychology course. You will write a report on one of the clients you have seen at your placement. The report should be de-identified 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 submitted with a cover page template and follow the described format, provided in Moodle. The placement supervisor needs to review your case study and provide feedback. They must sign the cover sheet to confirm the case report has been written to the professional standard expected of a student completing Clinical Practice 3 and acknowledge that the report has been de-identified to meet the privacy requirements of the agency, prior to uploading your report to Moodle. 

The report will follow the format specified in APHRA form SCAC-76 (for assessment case reports) or SCIC-76 (for intervention case reports) and demonstrate all the required criteria including A) Background, B) Assessment, C) Analysis and Diagnosis, D) Recommendation or Plan and Implementation (as specified on the relevant AHPRA form), E) Evaluation and Reflections and F) Reference List.

A minimum of one assessment case report is required over the course of the Master of Clinical Psychology program and a maximum of two assessment case reports. A minimum of one intervention case report is required over the course of the Master of Clinical Psychology program and a maximum of three intervention case reports.

The 72-hour grace period applies to submission of this assessment.  You must not use AI at any point during this assessment. You must demonstrate your skills and knowledge.

Written Case Study (Pass/Fail). The report will follow the format specified in APHRA form SCAC-76 (for assessment case reports) or SCIC-76 (for intervention case reports) including the following criteria: A) Background, B) Assessment, C) Analysis and Diagnosis, D) Recommendations or Plan and Implementation (as specified on the relevant AHPRA form), E) Evaluation and Reflections and F) Reference List.

To pass this assessment, your Placement Supervisor must identify that all criteria, including under the headings A - F on AHPRA Form SCAC-76 or SCIC-76 have been completed to the professional standard required for a provisional psychologist. The report must be submitted with a cover page template, available on Moodle, signed by the Placement Supervisor.