Examples are:

• Complying with academic and non-academic policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s StudentCharter, Student Misconduct Policy and Student Behavioural Misconduct Procedures, and Assessment Policy and Procedure  (Higher Education Coursework).
• Treating personal information obtained as private and confidential.
• Respecting an individual’s/group’s diversity by demonstrating sensitivity to religious, cultural and individual differences.
• Demonstrating an ability to reflect on ethical dilemmas and issues and use an ethical decision making model to take responsibility to ethically resolve dilemmas.
• When undertaking research, preparing an application for the university ethics committee to conduct a research study.

Examples are:

• Complying with academic and non-academic policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s StudentCharter, Student Misconduct Policy and Student Behavioural Misconduct Procedures, and Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
• Treating personal information obtained as private and confidential.
• Treating all individuals including staff, students, and others with respect.
• Respecting an individual’s/group’s diversity by demonstrating sensitivity to religious, cultural and individual differences.
• Demonstrating an ability to reflect on ethical dilemmas and issues and use an ethical decision-making model to take responsibility to ethically resolve dilemmas.
• When undertaking research, preparing an application for the university ethics committee to conduct a research study if required.

Examples are:

• Being reflective with personal behaviours appropriate for professional performance and being positive and receptive to processing constructive supervisor/lecturer feedback or criticism.
• Interacting with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures in a calm, respectful, and composed manner in all situations.
• Successfully processing your own emotions and behaviour when dealing with potentially emotionally labile people in a wide range of professional environments.
• Maintaining behavioural stability through successfully distinguishing your own personal behaviours, experiences and emotions from those of others (e.g., colleagues, clients, research participants).

Examples are:

• Complying with relevant child protection and safety legislation, mandatory reporting requirements and any other notifiable concern to your field placement supervisor.
• Complying with the requirements for registration with AHPRA, including their fitness to practice requirements.
• Complying with the policies and practices of organisations in which you may be placed or find employment.
• Complying with health-related policies of practicum placement providers, which may include vaccination requirements.
• Complying with university and workplace policy around the use of social media, online discussion forums, email and other electronic forms of communication.
• When undertaking research, complying with the legal stipulations contained within an approved ethics application when conducting research with humans or animals.

Examples are:

• Verbally communicating your professional psychology practice knowledge and skills with accuracy, appropriateness and effectiveness in a wide variety of contexts.
• Using language that is appropriate to the context of the individual, group or workplace.
• Framing and leading discussion with clients and/or research participants to collect information and provide instruction.
• Appropriately discussing a client’s progress with other professionals.
• Using appropriate facial expressions; eye contact, being mindful of personal space boundaries, and a range of body movements and gestures.
• Recognising and interpreting non-verbal cues that indicate a change in the emotional state of a client.
• Competently and appropriately producing written assessment work in a logical, coherent manner, and with correct grammar, punctuation and correct referencing to the required academic standards.
• Expressing complex and detailed information and knowledge into a logical and legible report, in a timely manner that meets professional standards and clearly communicates the intended message.
• Accurately conveying and documenting information in a written form that meets legal and professional requirements.
• Preparing a document based on a body of research conducted under the supervision of an academic staff member.

Examples are:

• Conceptualising and using appropriate knowledge in response to academic assessment items.
• Completing academic learning activities and assessment tasks, and performing professional skills within reasonable set time-frames.
• Successfully conducting an independent research project that incorporates the cognitive knowledge and skills gained from the course and is appropriate for a psychology graduate.
• Paraphrasing, summarising and referencing in accordance with appropriate academic conventions associated with the referencing format used by the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences (e.g., American Psychological Association [APA]).
• Producing contextually appropriate text which meets professional and legal requirements.
• Reading and accurately interpreting information related to clients and/or research participants, as well as convey a spoken message accurately and effectively in a professional setting.
• Demonstrating competency in applying accurate mathematical knowledge and skills to score and interpret psychological test data.
• Applying research methodologies in a variety of research contexts.
• Conducting and interpreting statistical analysis using software such as SPSS, Nvivo, or R.

Examples are:

• Conducting verbal interviews with clients and keeping written case notes as part of practicum placement activities.
• Administering psychometric tests to demonstrate specific competencies required in clinical practice.

Examples are:

• Rapidly building rapport with people from diverse backgrounds, as well as with colleagues and/or research participants and/or clients in the professional context.
• Maintaining positive working relationships when under stressful circumstances.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with teaching staff, administrative staff and clinical supervisors.
• Maintaining confidentiality in all contexts.

Examples are:

• Reflecting critically on topics taught during the course.
• Identifying when your practice may be negatively affected by personal experience and/or reactions, outside one's scope of expertise, and be able to reflect and learn from this experience.
• Reflecting on situations that may be difficult and sensitive.
• Identifying, reflecting and learning from successful situations as well as opportunities for improvement.

Examples are:

• Maintaining the appropriate level of commitment to coursework tasks and actively participating in activities related to the course, including group work.
• Being able and available to attend in-person practicum placement activities as specified in Unit Profiles and Placement Agreement forms.
• Undertaking practical in-person or online assessment tasks with adequate, sustained levels of physical energy and concentration.
• Remaining focused and performing consistently during tasks.
• Demonstrating improvements in performance over the duration of clinical practicum placements.
• Being aware of and managing your own workloads and personal commitments outside of the course to ensure sustainable performance of course requirements.
• Being aware of and managing your own stress and/or anxieties so that sustainable performance can be ensured within course requirements.

Examples are:

• Ability to sit for a minimum one hour period to conduct interviews and assessments with clients.
• Fine motor skills to manipulate psychometric assessment kit components.

Examples are:

• Competently using a desktop operating system (e.g., Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X).
• Accessing a computer and having sufficient computer skills to engage in online learning, reading and responding as required to emails, and completing relevant assessments for the course.
• Regularly accessing the Internet for research, and email for communication with peers and lecturers.
• Using a variety of computer programs to analyse, manipulate and display scientific information applicable to your course of study including systems required by practicum placement sites.

Vaccination requirements currently apply for provisional psychologists in Queensland. Proof of your vaccination status, or medical exemption certificate, must be submitted before practicum placement commencement. Students must be able to attend practicum work three days per week (for full-time students) in addition to attending classes.

Effective 25 September 2023, updates have been made to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Queensland Health sites and the Queensland Ambulance Service. While Queensland Health does not currently mandate evidence of COVID-19 vaccination, it's essential to recognise that other organisations may enforce their own vaccination specific criteria. This situation is similar across other states and territories, with the exception of Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, where COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory for all healthcare students.    

Students will be required to obtain registration as a provisional psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Additional security checks are included in this registration. Students may be asked to undergo additional checks (working with children and criminal history check) to satisfy the requirements of external placement sites.