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PSYC21008 - Clinic Team II

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Clinic Team II is designed 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. By the completion of Clinic Team II, it is expected that you will demonstrate competencies including the ability to apply knowledge of the discipline to practice with minimal supervision; adherence to ethical, legal and professional practice requirements; competency in assessment and evidence-based interventions with a narrow range of clients at moderate severity levels; good communication skills with clients and other professionals, and demonstrated ability to critically self-reflect on your practice.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: PSYC21007 Clinic Team I and

Co-requisites: PSYC21004 Therapy II: Theory, Research and Practice  and PSYC21002 Assessment II

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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2022

Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Reflective Practice Assignment 0%
3. Presentation 0%
4. Case Study 0%
5. Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) 0%

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.

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 50.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 44.44% response rate.

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.

Source: Unit Evaluation Report
Feedback
The lecturer provided excellent feedback and was very approachable if there were any concerns or queries
Recommendation
Continue to provide clear and timely feedback on tasks and be responsive to queries.
Action Taken
The lecturer provided timely feedback on tasks and was responsive to queries.
Source: Unit Evaluation Report and In-class feedback
Feedback
The unit was well organised. Students liked the balance between case presentation and group discussion/supervision in class.
Recommendation
Retain the unit structure and organisation with a balance between case presentions and group discussion/supervision.
Action Taken
The structure of group supervision was retained, with a balance between case presentations and group discussions.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Creating a more streamlined approach for supervision logs would be very beneficial
Recommendation
Streamline supervision logs, so that the information required is clear and they are easy to complete.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student and staff feedback
Feedback
Moving class time back to a non-placement day
Recommendation
Move class time (i.e., group supervision) back to a non-placement day to allow more time for students to focus on client work on the placement days.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Perform clinical psychology assessment, intervention and associated activities
  2. Apply ethical decision making in clinical psychological practice
  3. Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, specialist and non-specialist audiences
  4. Reflect critically on knowledge, skills and ability to provide psychological services.

This unit forms part of the Master of Clinical Psychology course accredited by the Australian Psychological Accreditation Council. 


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Professional Practice Placement •
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment • •
3 - Presentation •
4 - Case Study • • •
5 - Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge • •
2 - Communication • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills •
5 - Self-management • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • •
7 - Leadership •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • •
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment • •
4 - Case Study • • • •
5 - Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) • • • • •
3 - Presentation • • •