Professional Experience Placement (PEP)
Students will be allocated PEP within individual health care agencies. Students must be available 5 days a week (40 hours) during the allocated PEP, and must be prepared to undertake a range of shifts (majority of shifts are during standard work hours; evening shifts are rare but can occur, night shifts do not occur) and which may include weekends, as per roster provided by the healthcare agency. Students may be expected to relocate and are expected to travel to where PEP is available. To be eligible to undertake PEP, all students must be ‘Verified’ as meeting College of Health and Medicine PEP Safety in Practice Compliance as per the Course Entry Requirements.
Students who cannot or do not comply with these requirements will not be allocated PEP and therefore will not be able to complete this unit.
PEP dates MAY differ from University of Tasmania calendar semester dates.
Introduction
This placement will involve engaging in clinical psychological practice with clients presenting with a range of psychological and neuro-developmental concerns. Students will work at their designated placement to provide clinical psychological assessment, diagnosis and intervention to clients presenting with a range of issues as relevant to the specific placement context. This placement requires engagement with the scientist-practitioner model of practice, with opportunities to develop competencies and increase level of independence in psychological assessment and intervention with clients from a range of settings equivalent to Stage 4 of competency development as assessed by the CYPRS. Upon completion of this placement students will have met competencies required to commence independent practice as a psychologist with general registration.
Summary
| Unit name | Clinical Psychology Placement 3 |
| Unit code | PSY713 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Health School of Psychological Sciences |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Coordinator | Ms Laura Stewart |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Autonomously apply a scientist practitioner approach in working with clients, including creating case formulations, conducting risk assessments, making diagnoses and developing treatment plans with consideration of cultural differences and diversity at a Stage 4 Clinical Psychology Placement Rating System (CYPRS) competency.
- Autonomously apply evidence based therapeutic techniques for common mental health concerns and flexibly adapt and tailor these to specific client presentations. Compose a range of intra and interdisciplinary correspondence with other practitioners to inform coordinated approaches to client care at a Stage 4 Clinical Psychology Placement Rating System (CYPRS) competency
- Autonomously select, administer, score and interpret a range of psychometric tests and questionnaires to prepare professional reports and provide verbal feedback to families and relevant professionals at a Stage 4 Clinical Psychology Placement Rating System (CYPRS) competency
- Autonomously appraise complex ethical challenges in psychological practice and apply relevant legislation and ethical and professional practice guidelines to make clinical decisions about ethical dilemmas as they arise with specific clients at a Stage 4 Clinical Psychology Placement Rating System (CYPRS) competency
- Autonomously appraise the application of psychological practice and integrate supervisory feedback, self-reflection and self-practice for continual improvement of clinical psychological competencies at a Stage 4 Clinical Psychology Placement Rating System (CYPRS) competency.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
Clinical Psychology Placement 2Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
KHA747Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Clinical Practice – 16-24hrs per week |
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| Assessment | CYPRS(Clinical Psychology Placement Rating System) competency assessment tool (100%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
There are no specific reading materials but placement supervisors may direct you to resources as required. |
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| Recommended | There are no recommended reading materials but placement supervisors may direct you to resources as required. |
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