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 professional psychology practice. This placement will promote a scientist-practitioner model of the professional psychologist with opportunities to develop competencies and increased independence in psychological assessment and intervention with common psychological presentations across the lifespan. You will be expected to consider psychological theory and research in the selection and application of assessment and intervention, and to tailor this to individual client presentations.
Summary
| Unit name | Professional Psychology Placement 2 |
| Unit code | PSY726 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| College/School | Health School of Psychological Sciences |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Coordinator | Mr Baxter Adams |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Optimise psychological outcomes through personalised and culturally responsive assessment, risk management, and intervention processes.
- Implement communication strategies that ensure coordinated client care.
- Apply legislation, codes, guidelines, and standards to manage ethical and professional issues to ensure client, practitioner, and community safety.
- Integrate supervisory feedback, self-reflection and self-practice to continually improve professional competencies.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
PSY701 and PSY702 and PSY703 and PSY720Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
PSY721Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Clinical Practice – 15-22.5hrs per week |
|---|---|
| Assessment | End of Placement competency assessment|Mid-Placement Competency Assessment|Self-Reflective Activities |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Any Required Readings are those provided by your Unit Coordinator |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Any Recommended Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator. |
The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.