Ethics and Professional Psychology Practice 3 unit (PSY714)

Introduction

This unit will extend students’ understanding of, and skill in navigating complex ethical and professional practice issues in clinical psychology. This will involve facilitating student engagement in professional development and supervision processes. The unit will incorporate a range of formats including direct instruction, case discussions and peer feedback to explore complex ethical and professional practice issues. Discussion of professional practice and ethical issues will be linked to clinical psychology theory, as well as relevant ethical codes, guidelines, and standards. Students will extend their application of self-reflective/self-practice skills of their competencies to identify goals and strategies for enhancing their practice in clinical psychology.

Summary

Unit name	Ethics and Professional Psychology Practice 3
Unit code	PSY714
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Psychological Sciences
Discipline	Psychology
Coordinator	Doctor Mandy Matthewson
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Formulate goals to enhance clinical practice skills and knowledge for continuing professional development.
• Tailor communication of client information across diverse contexts.
• Evaluate clinical psychology processes influencing client outcomes.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Ethics and Professional Psychology Practice 2

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

KHA741

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	3hr On campus workshop weekly, 2hr Independent learning (online activities) weekly
Assessment	Case Presentation (25%)|Report (35%)|CPD Plan (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Each week, you will be required to engage in readings related to the following week’s content. These readings will be placed on MyLO in the associated modules.

Recommended

Lichtenberger, E. O., Mather, N., Kaufman, N. L., & Kaufman, A. S. (2004). Essentials of assessment report writing. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.   Morrissey, S., Reddy, P., Davidson, G., & Allan, A. (Eds.). (2015). Ethics and professional practice for psychologists (2nd Edition). Melbourne: Cengage Learning Australia.   Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) Standards and Guidelines. Particularly relevant:   • Guidelines on continuing professional development  • Guidelines for mandatory notifications

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