PSYC22005 - Clinic Team III

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

As a follow-up to the previously completed Clinic Team II unit, this unit is intended to provide advanced, supervised practice skills necessary for working as a Clinical Psychologist. This unit facilitates the further development of professional skills such as the ability to work both autonomously and as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Clinic Team III will provide you with the opportunity to continue to develop your knowledge, skills, and volume of learning with regard to clinical psychological practice. You will be provided with the opportunity to learn in a community based setting, and to plan, develop and share a case conceptualisation.

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

PSYC21008 Clinic Team 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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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. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 40%
2. Presentation 15%
3. Professional Practice Placement 5%
4. Group Work 5%
5. Case Study 30%
6. Professional Practice Placement 5%

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.

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

No previous feedback available

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: SUTE Unit Comments Report, T1 2023
Feedback:
 Clarify and streamline administrative responsibilities.

Recommendation:
 Collaborate with Clinical Psychology Placement Coordinator and HMAS WIL team to clarify and streamline administrative processes.

Action Taken:
 Administrative communications continued throughout the term between placement coordinators, unit coordinators and students to streamline grading and unit requirements.
Source: Informal feedback
Feedback:
 Students appreciated the weekly class session structure of discussion topic content, case presentation and group supervision.

Recommendation:
 Continue with the current class structure of learning activities with discussion topics, case presentations and group supervision of placements.

Action Taken:
 Based on informal student feedback, the format of learning activities, case presentations and topics was retained.
Source: Student SUTE evaluations
Feedback:
 There was a focus on fostering a strong learning environment, asking questions to encourage thinking, demonstration of novel techniques, as well as thought processes which encouraged critical thinking.

Recommendation:
 Continue with this pedagogy for teaching within the Clinical Practice 3 classes.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Communicate effectively and professionally with clients, specialist and non-specialist audiences
  2. Apply theoretical knowledge into areas of applied psychological practice through the development and delivery of evidence based interventions
  3. Incorporate the process of ethical decision making and its application within psychological practice
  4. Demonstrate practical and theoretical skills to plan, justify case formulation and intervention strategies both individually and in group collaborative teams
  5. Drawing on evidence based practices, develop case conceptualisations illustrating a body of knowledge that includes theory, diagnoses, and intervention
  6. Reflect critically on knowledge, skills, and ability to adapt to a multidisciplinary approach.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • •
2 - Presentation •
3 - Professional Practice Placement • •
4 - Group Work • •
5 - Case Study • •
6 - Professional Practice Placement • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Knowledge • • • • • •
2 - Communication • • • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • •
4 - Research •
5 - Self-management • • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • •
7 - Leadership • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8
1 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • • • • • •
2 - Presentation • • • • •
3 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • •
4 - Group Work • • • •
5 - Case Study • • • • • •
6 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • •