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2025 unit information
For course H745: Must pass HPS709.
For course H750: Must pass all of HPS709, HPS711 and HPS777.
50 days supervised professional experience (clinical placement) plus 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Through our placement partnerships, students will be able to continue to establish and demonstrate their clinical skills in assessment, case formulation and intervention with individuals and/or groups. Placements aim to provide students with a broad range of experiences across various presenting issues and settings such as child/youth, adult, aged, inpatient, outpatient, community, forensic and/or rehabilitation services.
Placements will involve individualised learning objectives developed in consultation with the Student, Agency Supervisor and Placement Coordinator. This is to be documented on the Supervision Contract which also outlines roles, responsibilities and requirements. Students will be required to carry a caseload under supervision and as placements’ progress students will increase their client contact. Supervision is an essential part of placement and will over time focus on increased autonomy and responsibility as well as higher level integration of theory and practice. Student's performance will be reviewed at a mid and end of placement meeting and measured across the core competencies as per the Mid and End of Placement Supervisor Report.
Students will also engage in single-subject case study methodology, using a scientist-practitioner mindset, which will be used to develop their three research case reports (MPsych) across the placement units and present case material in case analysis seminars with their fellow students.
All meetings and paperwork are to be completed and are considered part of the unit requirements.
A final 'Transition to Professional Practice' day will be scheduled and is aimed at preparing students for finishing their course, reaching their clinical competencies and looking ahead to professional life as a registered psychologist and as a graduate of Deakin.
Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1
Attend a minimum of 50 days of supervised clinical practice that will contribute to the days/hours required for this course.
GLO6: Self-managementGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO2
Establish and develop skills in the delivery of psychological assessment and/or treatment using an evidenced- based framework.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
ULO3
Establish and develop clinical psychology skills in working with a child/adolescent or an adult/older adult client population.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
ULO4
Demonstrate ethical, legal and professional practice in all areas of clinical psychology, professional work and academic study.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO6: Self-managementGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO5
Demonstrate effective written and/or verbal, and interpersonal communication using language appropriate for a range of stakeholders including clients, careers and other healthcare professionals.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: Communication
ULO6
Establish and maintain collaborative relationships demonstrating professionalism, proficiency, responsibility and accountability with healthcare professionals, clients, carers and within the supervisory relationship.
GLO6: Self-managementGLO7: Teamwork
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinking
This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.
These assessment and procedural components constitute 100% of the assessment for this unit and failure to satisfactorily complete the requirements of any one component will result in the student failing the unit, preclude the admission of the student to the next placement and may result in the student's exclusion from the course.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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