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PSYC22005 - Clinic Team III

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is part of the sequence of units that culminates in the degree of Master in Clinical Psychology. As a follow-up to the Clinic Team II unit, this unit is intended to provide advanced, supervised practice skills necessary for working as a Clinical Psychologist.

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2016

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Term 1 - 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. Practical and Written Assessment 100%

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 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 27.27% 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: Informal discussion with students.
Feedback
Students appreciated the mixed format of classes, where each week there was a topic for teaching and discussion as well as a student's case presentation and group supervision discussion.
Recommendation
Continue with the three-part format for the weekly classes.
Action Taken
Continued with the three-part format for the weekly classes in 2023.
Source: Student comments in the evaluation of Unit and teaching.
Feedback
Students learned a lot in group supervision from discussing peers' experiences and also received a lot of support when they needed it
Recommendation
Continue to hold discussions in class about student experiences on placement.
Action Taken
Ongoing discussion around student experiences on placement, including the importance of self-care and reflective practice to support the development of students' competencies.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Utilise professional levels of communication to work effectively within an external psychology agency
  2. Integrate theoretical knowledge into an area of applied psychological practice to plan and implement effective evidence based interventions
  3. Reflect on the process of ethical decision making and its application within community psychology practice
  4. Describe and implement professional practice procedures as relevant to community based clinical psychology practice
  5. Develop case conceptualisations using appropriate theoretical models

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • • •