Overview
Clinic Team IV builds on Clinic Team III (PSYC22005) to provide you with advanced practice skills required for the professional competencies in clinical psychology specified by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and to prepare you for the Registrar Program to gain an Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology with the Psychology Board of Australia. This includes the culturally-sensitive, evidence-based practice of clinical psychology, both autonomously and as a member of a multidisciplinary team. During your clinical practicum in a community-based setting, you will continue to develop your knowledge and skills to formulate and share case conceptualisations and intervention plans.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: PSYC22005 Clinic Team III.
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 2 - 2023
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).
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 reflections
Telehealth placements and supervision are a good introduction to working online.
Supervision and placements in telehealth should continue to be included in this unit.
Feedback from Student reflections
Group supervision should be the first task undertaken in the lectures every week.
Discuss with students at the start of each term whether this is the preferred structure for the classes in this unit.
- Perform clinical psychology assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and associated activities in a community-based clinical setting
- Apply ethical decision making in clinical psychological practice
- Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, specialist and nonspecialist audiences
- Critically reflect on knowledge, skills, and ability to independently provide professional clinical psychology services in a community-based setting.
The Learning Outcomes link with the Master of Clinical Psychology course Learning Outcomes: 1 ( Apply culturally-sensitive advanced knowledge of psychological theories of the aetiology, presentation, and progression of psychological disorders across the lifespan and relevant international taxonomies of classification of psychological disorders), 2 (Apply advanced knowledge of psychological developmental and biopsychosocial models of health), 3 (Conduct culturally responsive assessment of psychological disorders), and 4 (Implement culturally-responsive, evidence-based, clinical psychology interventions). The Learning Outcomes are designed to meet the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) standards for Clinical Psychology courses, in particular, Clinical Psychology guidelines 4.2.1, 4.2.2, and 4.2.3.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 0% | ||||
3 - Presentation - 0% | ||||
4 - Case Study - 0% | ||||
5 - Practical Assessment - 0% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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 |
Textbooks
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR®), Fifth Edition - Text revision
Edition: 5-TR (2022)
Authors: American Psychiatric Association
American Psychiatric Association
USA
ISBN: 978-0-89042-576-3
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.m.attwood@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
- Details of the Unit requirements including discussion of Assessment Tasks and expectations.
- Group supervision associated with the commencement of Term 2 placements.
- A Case Presentation by lecturer and group discussion of the Case Presentation process.
Chapter
- No reading required.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 1 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students read these in time for Clinic Team IV class.
Module/Topic
- Presentation and discussion on National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce and The Mental Health Act.
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
- 1 student case presentation that each includes at least one published article/chapter that is relevant to the case.
Chapter
- One or two readings are to be provided by the student that are relevant to their case being presented to the class this week.
- Students should have a copy of DSM-5 available for use in class.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 2 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Watch viva-related videos on Moodle prior to next week's class
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students read these in time for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Module/Topic
- Viva discussion
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
- 1 student case presentation that each includes at least one published article/chapter that is relevant to the case.
Chapter
- Viva videos on Moodle must be viewed before class.
- Samples of Viva documents will be on Moodle.
- One or two readings are to be provided by the student that are relevant to their case being presented to the class this week.
- Students should have a copy of DSM-5 available for use in class.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 3 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students read these in time for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Module/Topic
- Presentation and discussion on patient centred care and mental health recovery models for inpatient and outpatient clinical clients.
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
- 2 student case presentations that each includes at least one published article/chapter that is relevant to the case.
Chapter
- One or two readings are to be provided by the student that are relevant to their case being presented to the class this week.
- Students should have a copy of DSM-5 available for use in class.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 4 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students must read or download these for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Module/Topic
- Viva will consist of a client case vignette and role-play followed by an oral presentation of psychological formulation, assessment, diagnostic considerations, treatment plan, and professional recommendations.
- Each student will individually attend a three-hour viva session and be advised of a scheduled time that they are required to be on campus in either week 5 or 6.
Chapter
- Whilst there are no specific readings for the viva, it is expected that the student has a sound knowledge of interviewing and counselling skills; the DSM-5 diagnostic framework and the process of differential diagnosis; the APS code of ethics; how to write a case formulation that follows a specific model; which psychometric testing is appropriate; how to write a treatment plan that is evidence-based; and how to conduct a risk assessment.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 5 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- This is an oral viva. Two assessors will be assigned to assess student vivas by the Head of Course. Oral only feedback will be provided to students immediately after the viva presentation. It is a pass or fail assessment task, with one opportunity to complete a re-sit if required at the discretion of the assessors.
- Each student will attend for a half-day viva session.
- Students may be required to do a re-sit viva, and if required will be advised of a time later in the term.
Module/Topic
- No classes this week.
- Students may continue in placements by negotiation with the placement site supervisor.
Chapter
- No readings this week.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Viva will consist of a client case vignette and role-play followed by an oral presentation of psychological formulation, assessment, diagnostic considerations, treatment plan, and professional recommendations.
- Each student will individually attend a three-hour viva session and be advised of a scheduled time that they are required to be on campus in either week 5 or 6.
- Group discussion of multi-cultural perspectives in clinical psychology.
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
Chapter
- Whilst there are no specific readings for the viva, it is expected that the student has a sound knowledge of interviewing and counselling skills; the DSM-5 diagnostic framework and the process of differential diagnosis; the APS code of ethics; how to write a case formulation that follows a specific model; which psychometric testing is appropriate; how to write a treatment plan that is evidence-based; and how to conduct a risk assessment.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 6 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- This is an oral viva. Two assessors will be assigned to assess student vivas by the Head of Course. Oral only feedback will be provided to students immediately after the viva presentation. It is a pass or fail assessment task, with one opportunity to complete a re-sit if required at the discretion of the assessors.
- Each student will attend for a half-day viva session.
- Students may be required to do a re-sit viva, and if required will be advised of a time later in the term.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students must read it in time for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Viva Due: Week 6 Friday (25 Aug 2023) 4:59 pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Requirements for registration as a psychologist and the Registrar program.
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
- 2 student case presentations that each includes at least one published article/chapter that is relevant to the case.
Chapter
- We will look at the requirements of the Clinical Registrar program. Students should explore the Psychology Board of Australia website prior to class.
- One or two readings are to be provided by the student that are relevant to their case being presented to the class this week.
- Students should have a copy of DSM-5 available for use in class.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 7 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students must read it in time for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Module/Topic
- Group discussion about setting up a private practice and career planning for psychologists.
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
- 2 student case presentations that each includes at least one published article/chapter that is relevant to the case.
Chapter
- Students should explore the Australian Psychological Society website resources for private practice.
- APA website: https://www.apa.org/education/grad/individual-development-plan
- One or two readings are to be provided by the student that are relevant to their case being presented to the class this week.
- Students should have a copy of DSM-5 available for use in class.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 8 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students must read it in time for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Module/Topic
- Group discussion about recalcitrant clients.
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
- 2 student case presentations that each includes at least one published article/chapter that is relevant to the case.
Chapter
- One or two readings are to be provided by the student that are relevant to their case being presented to the class this week.
- Students should have a copy of DSM-5 available for use in class.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 9 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students must read or download these for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Module/Topic
- Trauma-focused therapy.
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
- 1 student case presentation that each includes at least one published article/chapter that is relevant to the case.
Chapter
- One or two readings are to be provided by the student that are relevant to their case being presented to the class this week.
- Students should have a copy of DSM-5 available for use in class.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 10 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students must read or download these for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Module/Topic
- Discussion of issues in pharmacology for psychologists in practice.
- Group supervision based on external placement experiences.
- 1 student case presentation that each includes at least one published article/chapter that is relevant to the case.
Chapter
- There are no set readings, however, it is recommended that students revise the psychopharmacology workshop.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- The Psychopharmacology quiz should be uploaded to Moodle by week 13.
- Week 11 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
- Students must upload their case study readings one week in advance to Moodle. All students must read or download these for Clinic Team IV class.
- Students giving their presentation will discuss the reading with the class to highlight its relevance and provide a summary of the findings/conclusions.
Module/Topic
- Final group supervision, providing opportunities to reflect on clinical placement experiences.
- A group discussion with the Lecturer on a topic chosen by the class.
Chapter
- There are no set readings.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Week 12 Reflection to be uploaded to Moodle.
Case Presentation Due: Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2023) 4:59 pm AEST
- Students are expected to attend scheduled classes in person on campus. The viva sessions are on campus in week 5 or 6.
- This is a non-graded (Pass/Fail) unit and therefore, in accordance with CQUniversity's Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework), all assessment tasks must be passed in order to pass this unit. The minimum pass rate for each assessment task is 70% for this unit. Students who have made a reasonable attempt to complete an assessment task initially will have one opportunity to re-attempt a failed assessment task. The mark achieved for the re-attempted assessment task will be recorded as the final mark.
1 Professional Practice Placement
This assessment task requires you to successfully complete all placement requirements and to upload your Placement Agreement Form, Mid-Placement Review form, End of Placement Review form and summary of your supervision records for this placement, as well as your complete logbook for your 1000 hours of placement activity over the four Clinic Team units of the Master of Clinical Psychology course. All forms must be fully signed as indicated on the forms. You are also required to submit evidence of the competency of your professional knowledge of psychopharmacology (psychopharmacology quiz) in Moodle.
Review/Exam Week Friday (13 Oct 2023) 4:59 pm AEST
All forms must be uploaded to the correct dropboxes on Moodle.
Exam Week Friday (20 Oct 2023)
Via Moodle.
- The forms must all be correctly completed and signed where required by the student, their supervisors, and the Placement Coordinator. The End of Placement Review form must indicate satisfactory performance in all competencies.
- The logbook should show all records for the placements and a summary of client hours, supervision hours, and total hours of placement.
- The evidence for psychopharmacology knowledge should be a copy of the Psychopharmacology quiz provided by the lecturer, with a minimum pass rate of 70%. Students who have made a reasonable attempt to complete an assessment task initially will have one opportunity to re-attempt a failed assessment task.
- Perform clinical psychology assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and associated activities in a community-based clinical setting
2 Reflective Practice Assignment
There will be 12 drop boxes for the 12 reflective journal entries to be submitted each week. The journal entries should be reflections on your placement and supervision experiences and how these influence your development as a clinical psychologist.
Review/Exam Week Friday (13 Oct 2023) 4:59 pm AEST
Weekly submissions via Moodle submitted by 9 a.m. each Monday in weeks 2 to 13.
Exam Week Friday (20 Oct 2023)
Feedback will be provided via Moodle.
- The journal entries need to be a serious attempt at reflection on your placement-related learning. They should be about your own experiences, not about material you have read (unless something has had a profound effect on you). References are not required for the reflective journal entries, but if you do choose to use references, they must be in APA format.
- Apply ethical decision making in clinical psychological practice
- Critically reflect on knowledge, skills, and ability to independently provide professional clinical psychology services in a community-based setting.
3 Presentation
Each student will complete 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.
Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2023) 4:59 pm AEST
Upload articles to Moodle prior to presentation in class. Present in class on assigned week, then upload presentation to Moodle.
Exam Week Friday (20 Oct 2023)
Via Moodle.
- 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 present 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.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, specialist and nonspecialist audiences
4 Case Study
A written clinical Case Study Report of a client you have seen, written according to the guidelines on Moodle, based on the Psychology Board of Australia Case Study requirements. The report includes all relevant aspects of the case history. The report must be deidentified and signed by your supervisor.
Review/Exam Week Friday (13 Oct 2023) 4:59 pm AEST
Via Moodle.
Exam Week Friday (20 Oct 2023)
Via Moodle.
- The report must follow the guidelines discussed in class and available on Moodle.
- It must be a report of a client you have seen in your current placement.
- It must include all relevant intake and assessment information.
- It must include a formulation, differential diagnosis, and intervention plan.
- It must include some critical reflection on the student's own performance.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, specialist and nonspecialist audiences
- Critically reflect on knowledge, skills, and ability to independently provide professional clinical psychology services in a community-based setting.
5 Practical Assessment
The viva clinical assessment is held individually in week 5 & 6. It involves seeing a simulated client for an assessment interview and then presenting your intake information with a formulation, diagnosis and plan, then answering questions following your presentation. The class will have a viva preparation workshop before the vivas are held.
Week 6 Friday (25 Aug 2023) 4:59 pm AEST
Individual appointment times in Week 5 & 6. The presentation is uploaded to Moodle afterwards.
Week 7 Friday (1 Sept 2023)
Verbal feedback will be given in the viva meeting. Written feedback will be available via Moodle.
- The student must conduct a satisfactory assessment interview, including obtaining sufficient relevant information and forming a therapeutic relationship with the client.
- The interview must consider any relevant professional or ethical issues.
- The presentation must be of a satisfactory standard and include a formulation, differential diagnosis and a plan for further assessment or intervention.
- The student must be able to answer questions posed by the viva assessment panel.
- The presentation must be uploaded to Moodle after the viva assessment.
- Perform clinical psychology assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and associated activities in a community-based clinical setting
- Apply ethical decision making in clinical psychological practice
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.