Examples are:

• Complying with academic and non-academic misconduct policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s Student Charter, 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.
• If undertaking research, preparing an application for the university ethics committee to conduct a research study.

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 and composed manner in situations that are difficult to deal with.
• 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 supervisor.
• Complying with the requirements for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Australian Psychological Society (APS), 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 university and workplace policy around the use of social media, online discussion forums, email, and other electronic forms of communication.
• If 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 or support.
• 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.
• Where part of your course, 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.
• Where part of your course, 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 conveying 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:

• Rapidly building rapport with people from all walks of life, as well as with colleagues and/or research participants and/or clients in the professional context.
• Maintaining positive working relationships when under stressful circumstances.
• 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 of one's scope of practice, 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 practicum activites as specified in Unit Profiles and Practicum documentation.
• Undertaking examinations and on-line quizzes with adequate, sustained levels of physical energy and concentration.
• Remaining focused and performing consistently during tasks.
• Being aware of and managing your own workloads and personal commitments outside of university 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:

• Competently using a desktop computer or laptop 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.